We are now part of the Long Beach City School District! Started with a Meet and Greet of Cienna's new Teacher and Classroom. Then we decided to get dirty with good friend camping in Leo Carrillo before the daily grind began. Also got a good taste of being an elementary school parent at our first PTA meeting. The girls had a great play date with Lexie and Maddy at our house which was a preview of good times to be had a Kindergarten with both Lexie and Cienna going to the same school. Labor Day weekend we harvested some hops in the backyard, had the most amazing photographer, person, and very close friend do our families first photo shoot (Thanks Kristy Geithman Photography!), followed by a Neighborhood progressive dinner in the middle of a blackout (we all made it work nevertheless), the next day was a pool party at the Ferrario's for Joan's 70th Birthday (we're lucky to be treated as part of that family!), and lastly Roman came over and we used all the hops we harvested from our garden a few day prior to start a LaborDay IPA which will be going to Doheny with us for Steph's 40th. Then it happened, we all walked the extremely excited Cienna to her first day of Kindergarten. We also continued swim lessons back up that day, and then the following day was Kaylee's first day back at Pre-School, which she had been asking about all summer long! To celebrate the first week, we met up with friends on an amazing night to have dinner on the beach. Finishing that weekend the family went to a local park and rented a pedal boat, then went for a hike at the Nature Center. At the one week of school mark Mommy and Daddy got to go sit in little Kindergarten chairs with the other students parents for Back to School Night where we learned about the upcoming school year and homework to begin. More school fun that Friday night with a Back to School Bash for all Carver families to attend. The last weekend we went to a double Birthday party where the girls enjoyed lots of dress up, hosted by Cinderella and Snow White, and a real T-Party with all the friends. The fun never ends, since later that day we got a visit from Uncle Joe and Dana!
Cienna loved her first time fishing. Larry taught her how to cast her line while we were camping, even if there were no fish in that ocean or bait on the line. She lost her first tooth at the same time she was in need of a school back pack, what a generous tooth fairy just in time for Kindergarten! All we have to say is that when we picked her up after that first day, she came out of the gate, looked at us, and before anything else, she said..... THAT WAS AWESOME!!! She continues to improve in swimming, going about 15 feet by herself. We want to record how excited she is to get to do homework for those years, that might... might? not be the case. And she has truly enjoyed her classmates and making new friends. Needless to say she was more than ready for Kindergarten and she loves every minute.
Kaylee and Mommy have made the most out of some of our first chances to spend time one on one with each other while Cienna is at school. Lots of one on one has proven to peak her interests and focus without having to compete for each thing. Her enjoyment in reading has definitely become apparent, and memorization is on fire. She is reciting songs that I don't even remember being on. Although she may not being going the distance in swimming, she loves it and has great confidence and style! A little more practice and she'll be on her way! She like her sister is super excited for School! She currently is lucky to get to go all three days Mommy is working since they have an open spot on that Thurs. (normally she would go M and Tu. then daycare on Thurs.). One last work for Kaylee is social butterfly!
The girls have seemed to appreciate their time apart so when they are together, they love it! They obviously can't get enough of school, since the main play activity with each other is playing school, and every stuffed animal and doll in the house gets to be involved. We're sure glad that they are at least somewhat good at cleaning up. If cooperative, sometimes Porter gets to be a student too.
It's so important to step back and think of all the love that is around us! Thanks to all of you.
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