Growing Everyday

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All the kindergarten classes hosted a Spring Sing for their families. They sang songs about what they had learn in school such as the ABC’s, numbers, and months. They also sang about metamorphosis and slipery fish. Beka had a speaking part, "Did you know that frogs and butterflies go through metamorphosis?" Jared even sat nicely through the whole thing.

As a fundraiser, Beka’s school had a Carnival. There were games, prizes and raffles. Beka and Jared had a blast! It was a little overwhelming for Mom, but after a while I even had a good time. Dad just went with the flow like usual and really enjoyed watching the kids. There was one tic, tac, toe game where you threw a bean bag into a tic, tac, toe board. Three in a row and you win. Beka got up there took great aim and got a line up and down of three in a row. Now Jared’s up. He steps up to the line and you can see this calculating look in his eye. He hits the middle bottom one, then the right bottom one (at this point Andrew and I bust up laughing), then the left bottom one, and he won. It was just so funny to see that he calculated the easiest, best way to win the game. From the look on his face, you just knew he had planned the whole thing out while he was standing in line. There was also face painting and many activites. It was a great family night.

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Well, I am back from dropping Beka off at kindergarten. I don’t know why I am so nervous about this. Kindergarten here isn’t much different than preschool in Illinois. Maybe because it is at the actual school she will attend for the next 4 years…I don’t know. I am actually handling it much better than Jared. He is not happy at all with Beka being at kindergarten and not him. This is how he looked the whole ride home from dropping her off.

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Here are some pictures of Beka before I took her. Now I just pray she gets home safely on the bus.

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She made it home safe and sound. The bus driver is really nice and makes the kindergarteners sit up front where she can keep an eye on them. I might survive this kindergarten thing afterall

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