Back-to-School Night and Clara's One Year Pics

Last night Brynn was able to meet her teacher for this year and check out her classroom for second grade. As I mentioned in my last update, she was not excited about starting school at all. I figured once she was able to see how nice her teacher is (I guess I was just assuming there) and see the classroom and who her classmates were going to be, she would feel more excited. Thankfully that was just the case! This is her teacher, Ms. Jarvis', first year at Centennial and her second year teaching. She did seem very nice and excited to be teaching the group of second graders. Brynn was glad to see familiar faces and friends in her class. Before we had gone to the school, while we were eating she said, "I hope I don't cry on the first day!" I told her I was hoping not too! After seeing how excited she is now, I think she may make it just fine and without tears. Crossing my fingers, though!

Checking out the daily schedule.

Brynn's second grade classroom is right across from Mrs. Stewart's room! Mrs. Stewart was Brynn's first grade teacher last year. Brynn had to stop in and say 'hi.' It was very sweet - Mrs. Stewart was excited to see Brynn and told her she was going to miss having her in her class this year.

My big second grader.

Not sure what was going on with Clara last night/today, but she came down with a fever last night and still had one going this morning when we all got up to head out for the day, so we kept her home. Oddly enough, it did break around 9:30 this morning and there didn't seem to be anything else going on with her. We were kind of at a loss as to what was going on. I thought maybe she had developed an ear infection after all from her cold last week. However, then her eye looked kind of icky and then I was worried she was getting pink eye. Dana reminded me, though, that another time when she had a cold, her eye kind of caught a cold too, so to speak, where it almost looked like it would turn into pink eye, but never did. So, I think that's what that was all about. Anyway, hopefully the fever and anything else stewing is over with now. She at least was able to rest up today with some good naps at home.

Being silly at supper time:

She thought she was pretty big stuff joining big sister at the table here.

I have been trying to work in a time when I could take Clara's one-year pictures. Tonight probably didn't seem like the most opportune night since she was a bit under the weather, but she had woken up later from her fairly long nap, so I thought she might not be ready for bed as early as usual. She only did last so long before she got tired again, which was fine, and her eye was kind of started to goop up again, so I tried to run with what I had. Of course I had to commission big sister's help. Clara just looks so big now in these pictures, and not as baby-like. Boo hoo!