What a week..

We have had quite the first week of school.  I need to get better about keeping our blog updated but I just procrastinate and then find that it has been a week or longer!  All of the girls have had a great week.  Ellie has spent the week adjusting to having a nap only a few days this past week. Although she doesn't start school officially until tomorrow, I did try to help her get used to not having a nap.  So a few of the days I didn't put her down and a few days I did.  She spent last Wed afternoon in her classroom.  She met her teachers and some of the kids.  She participated in the class activities and it was good to see how everything worked for me so I now know what to expect from school.  I filled out paperwork while she had some free play time and got it all taken care of thankfully.  It is insane the amount of paperwork one has to fill out on every child since they all go to the SAME school.  Isn't there some form I could fill out that says NO CHANGES??? Crazy if you ask me but then apparently no one did...:)

Mackenzie and Ainsley loved their first week of school.  Ainsley got into the van almost every day saying, "mom, I had the BEST day ever" in her very exuberant voice.  She just oozes emotion whether good of bad and it was awesome to see her so excited and not clinging to me.  I can't tell you how thankful I was that her week went so well AND she is excited for next week!  Mackenzie, though not nearly as exuberant, also had a great week of school and really likes her teacher and classes.  Mackenzie started gymnastics last week and all of them will be taking this week.  Ainsley and Ellie at a different gym than Mackenzie because of convenience. There is a gym near where Ellie has speech on Mondays and they had a class for both Ainsley and Ellie's age at the same time right after speech.  So we are pretty excited as it doesn't involved us driving out of our way.  Mackenzie's gym is much closer to home but a little bit smaller but we still think it is going to be great for her.  I think Ellie will love it.  She is in a class with 5 other little girls that are adopted from China and whom we know so I am excited for her.  This will be completely new class for Ainsley so we will see how she does but I am hopeful it goes well.  

Enjoy the closing ceremonies...we are:)