CA State Fair

We hit up the CA state fair today. Ashley treated us to our tickets and we finally got to meet baby Everett. It was great fun! Amazingly we stayed for over 6 hours. We hit up the rides early on, while it was cool. Keira loved the ferris wheel, but Cassidy was not so happy with it. Thankfully Ashley was with Keira, so they got to enjoy the ride, while Cassidy and I got off early. They then hit up the dragon roller coaster, and somehow that was okay. After lunch, which included a deep fried Twinkie, we headed to see the fuzzy and furry animals. We took a monorail ride over, under and through the fair. After that it was time for a turkey drumstick and funnel cake. We headed out after that. We were really happy with how well the girls did, and it was fun to go with 'family' who helped us watch the girls so we could eat and talk and really enjoy the day.

First Day of Kindergarten

Cassidy has started kindergarten. She was a bit nervous about the new school and not knowing anyone. Mostly she was worried that they were going to do "hard works". She was a bit confused when the bell went off, but held her teachers hand and led the class, skipping, down to their classroom. She was bouncing when I picked her up as well. She had one a prize for doing well, and she picked a medal. Then she told me that if we have any old toys that we don't want anymore we should bring them in for the toy prizes. "So you had a good day?". "No!" She also told me that she didn't get to play that much, "only during free time, which wasn't long at all". Then she had to do some "hard work". Writing her name and the letter A, Big A and little a, "a bunch of times". "There was a bowl with a spoon and I had to circle all the big A's, and another bowl and spoon and I had to circle all the little A's." She shakes her head, and puts her hand to her forehead.

Later on, someone asked if it was a hard work because she found it hard to do, or if it was because it was easy. She replied quickly, "It was easy". I knew she would need to adjust some, but overall I think she likes it. Jeremy asked her, "How was your first day of kindergarten?" She replied, "Stupid." I just grinned and Jeremy had the look of dread, since his Mum loves to tell the story of Jeremy having a "dumb" day. Gifted children! What are you going to do?

One week to kindergarten!

The whole family made the 15 hour drive from overcast and rainy to the sunny and warm in order for us to have some time to settle before Cassidy starts kindergarten. The drive was not as bad as we thought. Girls only got antsy towards bed time. It was the next day that was tough. The girls schedule was all out of whack, and of course we headed to the pool, saw cousin Ariannah. After calling the school that is slotted for Oma and Grandpa's house and getting no answer, we drove past and found out that open enrollment started the next day. We were in at 8:30 and thankfully got in. Phew! We are happy, and Cassidy is anxious. She's not happy since it isn't her classroom in WA. I'm only concerned since she is used to a full day program and is now doing a half day. I'm sure she'll be fine, but what am I going to do??