1. Always bring sparkly pencils, they help her write better, they are pretty and they make her all around happy during the day when it gets a little gloomy.
2. Reading can be fun, but if you make her sit down and read it will take her 400 hours to complete a sentence. I am not joking.
3. When she gets home she doesn't want to do homework, talk, use the restroom, or play she wants snacks. Lots and lots of snacks.
4. Getting invited to a birthday party is like a rite of passage. Fortunately everyone has to be invited in order to pass out invites at her school, she still thinks she is special for getting invited to said party.
5. If she gets in a fight with her friend at school and gets in the car with a mad face and arms crossed. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT ask her what's wrong because she will take all her anger out on you and even after yelling about what happened it still will "not matter because YOU couldn't understand anyway!"
6. If she gets in trouble at school the minute you pick her up she will be all sweet as pie and when you get the email she will say "oh yea that was nothing, it was an accident, I DIDN'T DO IT!"
7. Nothing will ever be her fault.
8. If you come to school to eat lunch with her she will be happy, but if you try and kiss her she will show her ever advancing ninja skills and block your kiss.
9. Awaken her at the very last possible minute, when she wakes up she will either be so happy and chipper or it will be a constant battle of wills and it will have seemed Satan has overtaken her soul.
10. If you forget her snack or water bottle, or lunch box you will never hear the end of it. "Remember that time YOU forgot...???"
11. Dressing girls will never get easier, tights, pants, shorts, skirts, jeans, this shirt paired with this shirt...ahhh too many possibilities.
12. If she learns a new song and can remember the words to it you will have to listen to it every time you get in the car. Ear plugs may come in handy.
13. Her best friend will be this person this week, but it will be someone different next week.
14. Having a boyfriend is both "gross" and "cool" aim for gross, always aim for gross.
15. If she tries to do splits, cartwheels, and handstands in class you will get an email asking that she keeps gymnastics at home.
16. If her math facts aren't speedy she will blame the problem at all cost "well that problem is just stupid."
17. Getting her to read sight words may be harder than pulling her teeth.
18. Don't leave her back pack unzipped after checking her folder, my goodness the drama.
19. Don't talk to her friends too much, they are hers and not yours for a reason.
20. At the end of the day she will always be happy to come because you are her mommy and no matter what she needs your love, that stability and routine at the end of a long day of first grade!
Big first grader
First day of first grade
open house for first grade
first grade picture
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