School Days round two: JK edition *part 2

the last time i wrote to you about my current Junior Kindergartener was HERE.

well.  

there are only 23 days left of school in this year.

i figured i should fill you in on her year so far.

My girl.

she could not wait to be 5 so she could by in JK.

she loves school.

two weeks ago, or so, her teacher and i were talking.

"it is so great to see how energetic and confident she is now."

my girl now walks into class excited to be there.

it didn't start out that way.

she used to miss me and lammie .

every day.  

every single day. 

i would receive a picture or card or gift that she made me.

because she missed me.

she became very good at spelling mommy.

she wrote i miss you mommy...or i love you mommy...

or would draw a picture of me and her.

then they became all about lammie.

(lammie is her stuffie that she has had since birth)

there would be tears in her eyes as the bus pulled up.

i would give her a huge hug and try to encourage her brother to let her have the window on the way to school...

he liked the window, she usually had to lean over him.

waving and near tears.

blowing kisses.

sometimes getting off the bus and crying because she missed me.

i was only sending her 3 days a week.

monday.

wednesday.

friday.

now.

she comes home and shares about her friends.

she tells me stories that happened at school.

but.

each morning.

as the bus is pulling up.

she runs to me.

"mommy...pray!"

I help her with her bag and thank God for this new day

and ask Him...

"please help my girl to remember that when she is afraid..."

she then finishes off the verse and prayer.

"i can trust in YOU!"

points high into the sky.

we hug.

and give kisses.

then she walks to the bus.

we still wave at each other as the bus drives away.

and blow kisses.

i do know she loves her teacher.

she loves to learn.

she is making friends.

my little girl is almost finished her first year of school.

23 days left in the school year...

but she will be going to 14 of them.

haha, this was us entertaining ourselves during a wedding reception recently.

my silly girl.

my big girl.

my 5 year old.

soon to be JK-no-more.

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running selfies:

such a variety of temperatures in the month of april.

got to run the hunters bay trail with my hubby.

i hadn't eaten much that day, so didn't have a great run - but loved running with him.

we did some Tough Mudder training running through some flooded areas of the trail.