1st Grade

Five days after we moved, Elizabeth started school. She got gipped out of some vacation since she got out of school in late June up there and then started in the middle of August here. She didn't mind too much, though. We had a fun time shopping for her school supplies and picking out a lunch box.

On her first day, she was up and dressed early. She was excited and a little nervous.

Cute girl

(It's funny--she tells me she likes her bangs but on the first day she felt like having them pinned back, so we did.)

It only took two days before she decided that she really likes school. She likes her teacher and she's made some friends. She finished her first project--a "Me" box that she decorated with pictures. Inside she had to put three things that are important/meaningful to her. She chose her little tiny blood pressure cuff from her baby book that the hospital let us keep after she was released, her soccer trophy, and her Book of Mormon. I'm excited for her to have a chance to show off her box. It was actually the example of a friend from class who brought his little Bible that gave her idea.

I have been waiting to see how Elizabeth would handle getting up and ready early every morning. This is a girl that would fight and fight getting ready and barely make it in time for her 10:40 kindergarten last year. But, I have been pleasantly surprised. For the most part, she sets her alarm all on her own and gets up and dressed by herself. We seem to only encounter problems when she starts reading in the morning and then it is hard to get her to do much of anything. I guess having a bookworm isn't the worst problem we could have. Anyway, at least so far (knock on wood) she has been doing great. I've been very proud of her.