Getting ready for school

Lately, Brynn has really been into watching tutorials on YouTube on my tablet. She'll watch anything from nail designs to cake decorating. When she's busy playing or in the bath tub, we'll catch her in 'tutorial mode,' acting out what she sees from YouTube. It's so funny to listen in. Dana told her a couple of weeks ago that she should do her own tutorial and we'll post in on YouTube. The only thing she knew how to make herself was that Little Critter sandwich she made a while back. So, here's Brynn's own tutorial. :-)

Brynn's Tutorial


Brynn's friend at preschool had braided her hair to make it kinky and Brynn thought that was pretty cool. I told her how I had done the same to my hair when I was younger. So, after  her baths we usually put it in braids for bed. It's been turning out pretty cute.

 

Tonight was Meet Your Teacher night at Centennial. Brynn was excited to see where her classroom will be and to meet her teacher. I was thinking of bringing my camera, but feared being "one of those moms," so I left it behind. Luckily, though, Dana did get a couple of snapshots of her by her locker. This past weekend we found out that Rosha and Brynn did make it into the same class, and they were both very excited. We saw tonight that they will be sitting at tables on opposite ends of the row, but that might be a good thing, in case they would get chatty. :-) Kane from Nancy's is also going to be in her class, as well as another boy from HopeKids. There are 22 students in her class. 

Brynn had wanted to make a list for her teacher of all the words she wanted to learn how to spell this year. We started on the list, but didn't make it very far.

Brynn is all ready for school with new clothes, hair cut and school supplies. Daddy took her shopping for gym shoes last night. It will be kind of a rough day tomorrow, I think, as that is her last day at Hope Preschool. She told me she is sad to be leaving there and will miss everyone. She did say she would stop by to say 'hi' to her friends, as she will still be at the church after school in the 'school-ager' room. 

School starts on Thursday! I'll have another first-day-of-school update then, I'm sure! I will drop her off this week and then next week we'll try having her ride the bus in the mornings. She has already expressed concern of not knowing anyone else on the bus and not being able to watch Cat in the Hat in the mornings, as the bus will stop at our corner about 15 minutes earlier than when we would normally leave for the day.

Yesterday we made monster cookies for her preschool teachers. We'll hand them out tomorrow. She also wanted to bring a treat for all her friends for her last day. So, I'm off to go pick up some store-bought cookies for the kids (I would have just made a double batch, but the rule is now-a-days that treats must be store-bought).

I just have to add what she said when we were making the cookies...she was snitching the dough, of course, and then asked me for some cucumber slices. She was eating those as I was scooping up the dough and says, "mmm, cucumbers. These (the cucumbers) are better than this even," as she's pointing into the dough bowl. Ha! Whose kid is this?! She definitely gets that from Dana. Thank you, Grandma Holly, for the obviously great-tasting cucumbers!