schoolgirls...

The girls have been in school for a little over a week now, so I thought it was finally time to post their first day of school pictures :)

Kennady is such a little social butterfly. She loves school and making new friends. She doesn't get the least bit nervous about starting a new year, just excited! She always tells me how much she loves that even though she is the youngest one in her class that she is the smartest too. (We aren't lacking in self-esteem around here. Ha!) She loves learning. When I asked her how her first day of school was, her reply was, "Perfect! It was the BEST DAY EVER!!!



In contrast, Addy is a stresser! She worries that she won't make new friends. She worries that she won't know where to park her bike. She worries that she will forget her teacher's name. Actually, there is a story behind this. When she was with her THIRD kindergarten teacher last year (since we moved twice during the school year), she would often mistakenly call her teacher the name of one of her previous teachers names. She has a hard time remembering names...it just doesn't come naturally to her. Well, once her cute teacher (who I thought was the most fabulous teacher ever!) kind of laughed a little. I'm sure she wasn't laughing at Addy, but it was probably a little funny to hear her little voice say, "Mrs. Miller....I mean Mrs Stoker...I mean..." Well, that did it. As soon as Addy realized that she would be getting a new teacher for 1st grade, she was terrified that she would forget her name and that her teacher would laugh at her. When Daddy gave her the traditional "back-to-school-blessing", he blessed her that she would remember her teachers name, be able to make new friends and feel confident. Last night when Addy said her prayers, she thanked Heavenly Father for his help at school. She knew that He had helped her remember her teachers name and is already gaining a testimony that Heavenly Father knows her and cares about her.

I love this picture of Addy because it is so cute to me that she always does the front buckles. Most kids don't even know that a backpack can buckle in the front. But, she always has her backpack securely buckled on, so it is just so Addy and so cute to me!