I got one of my old dolls out of storage for Eve yesterday. She loves it, but it was pretty dirty. Apparently I did not clean it well before packing it away :) Good thing she was eager to give pretty baby a bath.
Bathtime for baby
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Eve’s first day of Pre-K
Lex decided today would be a good day for a
"first day of school" photo. OK!
This morning went MUCH better than yesterday. Both kids were happy in the morning and eager to go to school. Eve had her backpack packed and ready as we headed to Lex’s school. She was disappointed to find out we had to go back to our house for the morning. She wanted to head right to school :)
Guess where they are heading... right for the puddle, of course!
I love this girl!
Eve and I spent the morning at home, exercising, reading, playing Starfall, eating lunch, etc. Good times. Then back out in the rain to bring her to school. In her classroom I asked if she wanted me to stick around for a few minutes and she said, “Nope, you can go!” At least she gave me hugs and kisses before kicking me out. :)
Eve at her school.
Eve's best friend is in morning Pre-K and Eve is in the afternoon session, but we discovered they can leave things for each other in their cubbies. Eve colored a picture so her friend will have a surprise when she gets to school tomorrow.
I left her in the sandbox, of course. Happily playing.
Now I have a little less than two hours to tackle a MOUNTAIN of things that have been building up and slowly creeping out of control. So what do I do first? Hot tea and a blog post, with a little FB and blog reading tucked in as well. It’s no wonder I don’t get much done. Gheesh.
Seriously though, I’m super proud of my kids. They are both growing up so fast and becoming such sweet, happy individuals. Lex’s teacher told me he had a great day and she was impressed with how honest (her word) he was. Apparently during his crying yesterday he kept saying, “I just miss my mom. I’ll be ok soon, but now I just miss my mom.” I think she was surprised by how articulate he is. He gave her a big hello this morning and she seemed happy to see him. Eve is comfortable and confident in her new classroom. What more can a mother ask for?!
PS. Did you notice my sidebar came back? I knew it would. Vacation must be over for it too! —>
A silly first
Eve’s first drink from a tin can… that I know of! She was a little unsure about the whole thing. After the first sip she tried to stick her tongue in the can! Eek! Luckily it didn’t get stuck or cut.
This was from a few days ago but I was having photo uploading issues, so here it is now :)
Five lines
It took her an hour and a half, but she wrote those five lines this morning!
Writing lines...
Her reward… homemade blueberry pie!
... and eating pie! Not bad for 9am on a Wednesday morning.
Lex got some too, of course. Unforunately he didn't finish his piece so I had to help. Really. I HAD to. It was delicious!
Artsy Eve
Eve impresses me daily with her artistic abilities and interests. She’s so expressive in general, but she also has a knack for translating it into art and dance. It is amazing to watch each of the kids grow and have such unique interests and abilities. Stating the obvious, I know, but no less amazing to observe.
Eve drew a picture of her dog and wrote her name "Suzy" underneath. Suzy is standing in a hail storm, but she is wearing a helmet so she is ok. I love how drawing keeps her busy for a good long time and she comes up with quite elaborate stories along the way.
We had a lunch playdate at the playground last week and it was 60° and super windy. Brrrr.... we bundled well and kids like the playground in most any weather.
Flower Rose Pie
Today we made Flower Rose Pie, per Eve’s instructions. She has been talking about it a lot lately and several times over the past few days we’ve pretend made it, but this morning she said she wanted to make it and pulled her chair over to the counter. I figured, “why not?!” and followed her lead. She told me what to put in and I gave subtle guidance. Here’s the recipe:
1 purple flower
2 scoops of flour (1c.)
2 eggs
1 scoop of brown sugar (1/2c.)
2 big spoons of vanilla extract (2T)
a dusting of baking powder
chocolate shavings and chips for the top
Mix everything together in the bowl, pour into a pan (she was disappointed that we couldn’t find the “pumpkin pan” but I have no idea what she’s talking about so we used a little stoneware dish instead), bake at 350° for about 23 minutes. She insisted it only needed 8 minutes, but when we checked it then she agreed it needed a bit more time :)
Quick sandwich break.
You have to dip the flower in the egg a few times, then lay it down and coat it with flour. She was quite precise about that step.
Scrap the batter into a pan. This lasted long enough for me to get a picture then she decided it was too hard and went back to her sandwich.
Licking the paddle, another important step.
The hardest part... waiting.
When it came out of the oven we shaved up some chocolate chips across the top. Eve then made a “cross face” with full chips, but decided to “smooth it out” with the back of the measuring cup, so it mostly just looks like a chocolate mess.
We shaved chocolate chips across the top...
Then Eve went to work decorating the top with chocolate chips.
It looks messy, but yummy.
Look at that proud baker!
We ate it for snack and it actually tastes ok. Dense and mildly sweet, a little heavy on the vanilla, but overall not too bad. We all went back for seconds.
The finished product.
I thought I was being such a fun mommy, but when Alan came home he chastised me (gently) for baking with an unknown flower. Apparently he considers that to be an unnecessary risk in life. Oh well. If we all end up sick tonight at least we’ll know why! :)
Name that flower...
Graduation day…
Eve had a little “graduation” yesterday and today, her final day, was spent having a “field day” at the playground. They played games, ran races, went on a nature hunt, etc. Parents were invited to come. I had errands to run, but I made it for the second half of the morning. It was cute. At the end all the teachers were saying goodbye and the kids were running around hugging everyone, but Eve found me and snuggled in to my neck and refused to hug, or even acknowledge, anyone. I think she was very sad that it was all ending. She cried a bit. It was sweet. The class and teachers took a school bus to the playground and when the bus came to pick them up again I asked Eve if she wanted to get in the car with me or ride back to school on the bus. She picked the bus and cuddled into one of her teacher’s arms. A few other kids followed her to the bus. I followed the bus to school and picked her up there. :) She was happier there and said her goodbyes nicely. It’s always sad to see the year come to an end. She will be in Pre-K next year with one of the girls, but the rest of the class will be doing other things.
When I picked her up at school yesterday we (the parents) walked in to find all the kids wearing construction paper mortar boards and garbage bag gowns. It was ADORABLE! and we were all bummed that we didn’t bring cameras. I didn’t even have my cell phone with me! Eve was nice enough to put it back on when we got home. She wanted to show Alan and I wanted to snap a few pictures. Win-win for everyone :)
The graduate. She also got a little certificate.
Always silly
After several days of 90° temps it was a chilly one today. I started off in shorts, but zipped home to change into pants and a sweatshirt before the playground. I think the kids stayed warm enough with all their running around though. :)
Little ducklings in a row (and the parent paparazzi standing by)
Between activites the kids decided to chase and subsequently take-down one of the teachers. I don't think she minded. :)
Eve pretending to be shy.
Each kid also got a “yearbook” to take home. It’s a bound book of pages of photos of themselves, their classmates, and their teachers. Each teacher wrote up a favorite memory, and each kids was voted for something. Eve got “Best Dancer.” I’ll agree with that!
So it begins…
Eve came home from school today and asked me to put her hair in two ponytails. She was very particular about how it should be done. Eventually she told me that a friend at school had her hair that way and I had to explain to Eve that that girl (and all the other girls in her class) had much longer hair. She settled, happily I’m pleased to say, for this hair-do.
Fun at the playground
We invited a few school friends for an impromptu playdate after preschool today.
First trip to the eye doctor… Bust!
Eve had her first eye doctor appointment this morning. I scheduled it for 8:30am so it would fit nicely with the flow of our morning, she would be well rested, not hungry, etc. We have been talking about it for a week or two now. I’ve explained what will happen, no shots, fun pictures, etc. She has been to the office (exact same room even!) once or twice with me. She was fine… until they called her in!
She said all morning that she didn’t want to go but she didn’t fight it. Once we were in the waiting room though, she tucked herself into a corner, clung to the bookshelf, resisted as much as her tiny body could. I carried her into the first examining room with the nurse (I presume) but Eve just buried her head and wouldn’t look up. With a bit of small talk we discovered the nurse was also the mother of Eve’s favorite teacher at school, but even that was not enough to make Eve lift her head and look at the picture of a house.
So the nurse brought us to the actual examining room where I got Eve settled and relaxed again. I even offered her a sweet bribe (lunch at Panera) for cooperation with the doctor. She colored and read books happily until the doctor came in and then buried her face right back into my neck. I sat in the chair, did my best to get her situated on my lap, the doctor was super nice and promised to let her watch some Nemo at the end. Nothing. At one point I even had Eve sitting properly (me holding down her hands) and head up (my hand on her forehead, keeping it up) but she squeezed her eyes shut tight and wouldn’t open them. Not much we can do from there. Sigh.
The doctor was really nice and said it happens sometimes… every few months, with the really little ones, she said. I’m not sure Eve counts as a really little one, but maybe. Anyway, she suggested we try again in a few weeks. When I told Eve it was now or we’d come back in a few weeks, she started wailing! She cried and cried all the way out to the car. Then she got mad me because she didn’t get her lunch at Panera Bread. Funny girl. I wanted to run errands after her appointment but when I mentioned it she started wailing again, so instead we came home and snuggled on the couch and read books for an hour. Then played outside in the beautiful sunshine.
We are going to try again in a few weeks, but if that appointment turns out the same I think I’ll just hold off and try again next year. I can’t imagine 20/30 vision is all that detrimental to a four year old. It was very unusual behavior for her, but I think she must have been nervous, despite my best efforts at prepping her. Guess I’ll have to up my prepping techniques… The Berenstain Bears must have gone to the eye doctor, right? :)