Thursday we went school shopping. I needed to get a few more uniforms for Laura, and she enjoyed picking out her classroom supplies. She gets to meet her teacher on Monday, and she is very excited. Hannah got to pick out a few things too. Shoes was the most challenging, as Laura seems to be in an in-between size. After scouring through Kohls, we finally found some Sketchers at Meijer. I think Laura liked picking out her backpack the most. I was on the phone with Matt, and she talked to the store clerk, who assisted her in narrowing down her selections. She finally chose an urban, camouflage one that is different colors of pink and black and white. We did movie night that evening. We watched a cheesy movie from the eighties about some kids that got lost in a mountain, and the wolf, who was really an indian spirit, protected the kids. Laura loved it! The other two fell asleep.
Yesterday we went to the Wilds in Zanesville. We got to see a ton of animals, and I think the older two really like it. They got to see rhinos, zebras, giraffes, and an assortment of African deer. Thankfully, there were two short stops along the tour to relieve the restlessness, since it was 2.5 hours long. Yesterday evening we went to Drive-In Movie night at the Keith's. The kids really got to burn off some steam running around there and ingest a ton of sugar! They had old fashioned cartoons, which to my surprise the kids watched intently. They loved them! Then they played The Wizard of Oz. All three watched the whole thing. Before the movies started, the older two were running around, and Emma was trying her hardest to keep up with them. When she runs now, she waves her little elbow like a little chicken leg, just like Hannah used to do. It's so cute! She's getting pretty good verbally too. She will answer fairly consistently "yes or no" when you ask her a question.
Today we are going to catch up a bit and meet some family for lunch later. Then I think we will hit one of the local pools tomorrow. Monday, Laura gets to meet her teacher, and we have a meet and greet at her school. Tuesday, we will probably rest and enjoy our last day with Laura before we enter the world of school! Can you tell I don't want it to end? Matt is nervous for her, mostly about her adjusting socially. I am not at all nervous about those things. I am mostly sad - sad that it is all over. I feel like we brought her home last week, and now she's grown up and going to school. It went way too fast for me.
I've been talking a lot about Laura, but Hannah is making a big step too this year. She moves up to pre-school at our daycare. She is pretty excited about it, mostly about the field trips. She has been watching Laura go on field trips for two years, and she is very excited to get go on them this year. Unfortunately, her class is not that fun. It is mostly boys. She really only had two friends, Quinn and Charlotte. Sadly, both of the other girls are likely going to other schools this year. So Hannah will be pretty sad about that when she realizes it. I still have hope that the one girl will come back, but we'll see. Either way, pre-school will be a whole new world for Hannah, and the teacher in that class is excellent.
As summer draws to a close, I'm thankful for another season of happy memories. And ready or not, off we go into fall!
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