Kindergarten Round Up

Today was Kindergarten Round Up for Elle.  We went to the Elementary School, and made sure she was all registered, and the paperwork was done.  Then they gave her a name tag and we went off to explore.  We went into our favorite Kindergarten room, Mrs. Hardy's.  Bree had Mrs. Hardy, and we've requested her for Elle.  She is the most amazing teacher EVER!!  I love chatting with her every time we're at a school event.  She gave Bree a big hug, and welcomed us in.  Elle met a new friend and they played with toys, we saw the desks, names, boards, alphabet carpet, etc... Elle even drew Mrs. Hardy a rainbow on her whiteboard.  And when it was time to go, Elle received some popcorn, a drink, and the cutest coloring book, crayons, and special colored pencil.  She was in heaven.  If she wasn't excited before, which she was, she is excited now.  She doesn't understand time at all.  So everything in her world happens yesterday, or today, or tomorrow.  It is very hard to explain to her that Kindergarten will begin in about 4 months.  

This girl really has my heart.  She has a super hilarious personality.  The softest skin on the planet.  It's so fun to kiss Elle's cheeks.  She got that soft skin from my mom and her grandpa Perkins.  And she says the funniest things!  I wish I had written down all of the wonderful things this girl has said.  One day we were diving in the car, and I had forgotten something, so I turned down and unfamiliar road so I could turn around and go back.  Bree said, "Mom, what is this road called, and Elle said, "It's called a short cut".  I busted up laughing.  And Elle wouldn't be Elle without her naturally curly hair.  She can write all of her numbers and letters.  She can count quite high.  And she even writes some small words.  All of which she has learned this year in her pre-school class.  She is amazingly smart.  She loves all of the colors, I'm not even sure if she has a favorite.  But she loves to color with Black crayons.  She loves wearing her red cow girl boots.  She is kind of a messy eater.  She pulls all of her sandwiches apart and eats the bread and the insides separately.  She LOVES to sing and dance, and make music.  She is always drumming, or making music with all of her toys, or turning things into instruments.  Elle is tall for her age.  I think she'll definitely outgrow me.  (won't that be weird).  Elle absolutely loves her little baby sister Ruby.  She can't keep her hands off of Ruby, and she smothers her with millions of kisses.  Elle loves playing with her sister Bree.  They are pretty much best friends.  I love that they have each other.  Elle hasn't put her face under water yet.  Not even in the tub.  We seriously need to get her into some swimming lessons.  She always wants to invite all of her pre-school friends to come over to our house to play.  And she gets mad at me when I tell her that it's not possible.  Elle loves camping in our trailer and she loves riding the snowmobiles and 4 wheelers.  She would ride for hours with Daddy if we let her.  Elle loves to snuggle with me.  She would sit with me and lay on me all day if she could.  She loves to get her back scratched.  I can always count on some good loving from Elle.  That is why we nick named her our Love Bug.  Elle sometimes talks in baby talk, and I have to remind her to use a big girl voice.  Sometimes I think she likes to pretend that she is still the baby.  She doesn't like to get her hair combed.  She hates tangles.  She will dance around and dance around, because she has to go to the bathroom, but won't go until you force her too, or until she just can't hold it any longer.  Elle's favorite foods are Craft Macaroni and Cheese, Cheese Omlets, toast with our homemade grape Jelly, and any kind of Ice Cream or Popsicle she can get her hands on.  Her favorite toys are her Lalaloopsy Mini Dolls.  She loves to put the mermaid ones in the tub with her.  She sleeps with her baby blanket and her Tigger.  And right now, she is still sleeping in a pull up.  She chews on her toenails, and says that she does it, so I won't have to trim them.  And she does like to hit.  Mostly Mommy and Bree.  Something we are working on.  But mostly, she is sweet.  She does't do well, when yelled at.  But if you talk to her calmly, with care in your voice, you can really get through to her.  She doesn't like to be in trouble.  I hope by writing all of this, we can look back and remember all of the fun things about Elle when she was 5 years old.      

I am so excited for Elle to enter Kindergarten!  She is bored sometimes at home with Mommy, and really needs that daily brain stretch.  She is ready to learn.  I love you Elle.  You are going to love school.