My Kindergartner!!?!

It's so hard for me to believe, but my little Anisten is already big enough to go to Kindergarten.  She has been so excited for this day for so long.  She'd look at the calendar all the time and say, "Is it July yet Mom?"  I wish I could say I was excited as she was.  I guess the main reason I wasn't looking forward to it is because it meant that my little girl was growing up and that just makes me sad.  Also it would mean an adjustment to our life (once again) with new schedules and changes.  But, inevitably, the big day (July 25th, she's so lucky that she gets to be on year round school, huh?) came.

Grandma Rollins took Ani school shopping before and let Ani pick out her own things which Anisten, of course, loved.  She got a new Barbie outfit and new shoes and this new backpack.  Grandma said she tried to talk her into a smaller backpack, but this is the one Ani wanted.  I took this picture to show how big it is.  You can't even see her around it.  Funny girl

 And here she is in her first day dress that Grandma Stevenson bought her.

 Doesn't she look so grown up and beautiful?

 Here's Aivree walking with Anisten into the school

 Anisten's school :)

Standing with her class

 Listening (hopefully) to her teacher

Hanging up her backpack

 Sitting in her seat at her table.  She was seriously so excited to be there, I felt out of place.  There were tons of parents hanging around, but I didn't feel like we needed to stay any longer so we told Anisten bye.  She's like "Okay, Bye Mom!"

 I had done okay up to this point and then we were driving out of the parking lot and Aivree says to me "Mom, I don't wanna leave Ani.  She's my sister.  I'm so sad."  And then my tears started flowing and wouldn't stop.  I'm not sure why I was so emotional.  I don't know if it's the third child that's done this to me, but I have been crying much more easily than normal it seems.  I obviously knew Anisten would be okay and that she would love it, but like I said before, it's just that she's growing up now and I know that I'll blink and she'll be graduating.  I decided to take Aivree to Chick Fil A to get our minds off it. :)  We both love Chick Fil A.  And before I knew it, it was time to pick Anisten up from school again. (The first few days were early out, so she was only there two hours).

Here she is coming with her class out of the school

 And here she is standing with her teacher Ms. Morton.  She's such a nice lady and we've heard so much good about her.  We really like her so far

 Anisten loved her first day and was so excited that she got to back to school the next day..and the next..and the next. ;)  Here she is in her "second day" outfit.  This is the one she picked out with Grandma Rollins. 

 I didn't want Aivree feeling too left out (which she definitely has lately, with  a new sister being born and Anisten starting Kindergarten, Aivree was feeling pretty lost in the world), so I got her an outfit like Anie's with Belle on it instead of Barbie. She wants to wear it everyday.  Aren't they cute though?  I love these pictures.

 Anisten's assessment went really well and her teacher was very impressed that she could read already. She said she'd start her on some more advanced books to hopefully keep her challenged.  I seriously can't believe how well she can read already.  She blows my mind.  I sure do love this girl and I'm so proud of her.