First Days, First Week, First Skates, and Other Firsts

The first day of school was great for the big kids!! Everybody liked their teachers!! Grandnanna and Grandpa even came to walk the kids home from school and hear about their first day!! What a special treat!!

The rest of the first school week went really well. Rachel got everybody up Monday and Tuesday. Then on Wednesday she got her and Kate dressed. Thursday and Friday she got herself up and ready and left the other two for me. This morning I had to wake everybody up. The new wore off after the first week. We started back with all our after school activities except Awanas and gymnastics. Those start this week. I like the routine of the school year but not all the running around we have to do after school. I should not complain because I was the one that signed them up and even paid money for the craziness but it makes our evenings rushed.

Saturday Luke was at a slumber party and the girls wanted to go ice skating so we headed to Odessa. Kate had never been before. I warned her she would have to hold onto the wall and she would fall a lot before she got the hang of it. Well she could skate right off with no problems. She wanted to do spins. She even tried to skate backwards but it looks more like she is dancing. Rachel and her friend made the remark that Kate was just showing off.

After the girls were done skating they wanted to do a little shopping. Kate then asked if she could get her ears pierced. She had been wanting to get them pierced and we were in the right place at the right time, so I said sure!! She picked out little purple rhinestone studs. She sat in the chair with a big smile on her face and not nervous at all. I just knew her mood would change the instant the guns went off, but she did not cry, flinch, or even stop smiling!!! I was shocked!! This is the girl who limps for hours after getting a shot.

Today was this little guys first day of Children's Day Out!! I was excited!! This is my first day alone in the house since May. He did good going in today. Thursday might be a different story. We will see. I had a fun day. I went to lunch with a friend and even went for a long walk. The day flew by.

I would never have thought in a million years I would ever buy a violin but today I did. Rachel wants to learn to play. They can learn to play a string instrument as part of music at school. I know the learning will be rough at first. Dixie will be really glad she is deaf!! I hope she really likes it.

Here are some little ice skating videos.