1st Progress Report

I posted last week about getting back to normal at the Stancil house. Well today was actually the first week of back to normal. Hayden didn't have school last week so I assumed she didn't have ballet, well I found out today that she did have ballet last week(oh well), but I figure it was way to cold to go last week anyway. When I woke Hayden up this morning she told me that she was going to just stay at home today and I asked her why and she says "I'm just too tired" which was very strange because she went to bed before 8pm last night. I started to tell her that was fine with me because when Mark got up this morning and went to take a shower we found out really quick that our water was FROZEN, not a great start to a Monday morning. Hayden kept turning on all the faucets in the house and I kept telling her that none of them were going to start working. I can only imagine what she told Mrs. Christie and Mrs. Sue this morning. Then to make it worse when we got to the Preschool the red flag was waving, which means there is no carpool and you have to take the kids inside....They had sent an email out last week that it was too cold for the teachers to be outside for carpool in the mornings. At first I thought that they were crazy because every Mommy would to have to park and get out infants and toddlers and walk them into the Preschool, however today they really did have ice right where the carpool line starts.... so Stephanie and I decided to meet in the parking lot and one of us would sit outside with Gracie and Mark Brantley and the other would take Kierstin and Hayden inside. It worked out very well, so I took them into school this morning and Stephanie went in to get them this afternoon. Stephanie said Hayden wasn't to sure about leaving with her but finally decided it was okay. Then it was time to go to ballet, which for some reason I wasn't very excited about today and Nana couldn't keep Gracie today so I also had to take her to ballet. We always get there very early so we were sitting in the car and Hayden told me that I needed to look in her book bag. She is always so proud of her work, but today there was a progress report in there too. I must say my little girl is doing EXCELLENT, but I already had a pretty good idea that she was. The ratings are always, sometimes, and never. She got ALWAYS on everything except for some motor skills...for example putting puzzles together, building with blocks(which obviously whatever day they did this, she must not have been interested because we all know how well she can stack and build with blocks...right Kim), and last throwing, kicking and catching a ball, I think she just isn't interested in some of these, however the broken picture frame on my TV stand says that she kicks a ball just fine. Mark says she is obviously not going to be very athletic like her Mommy(I didn't think that was very nice of him but it is very true). The most impressive part to me is that she knows all the days of the week, colors, shapes, how to recite the pledge of allegiance(which is really cute), and that she recognizes her name. I mean I knew she had learned a lot in the last couple but I guess I didn't realize just how much she really does know. Mrs. Christie also wrote in the comment section that Hayden is always sweet, cooperative and delightful and that she is the Peace Maker in the class(I can just see her telling every one "it's okay" and patting them on the back) she also says that Hayden is able to accomplish all the tasks given to her(she is such a smart little girl). I am truly so proud of my little girl, she always makes Mark and I a proud Mommy and Daddy.

Well I have officially decided that Gracie will not be attending ballet anymore. Nana was busy today so I guess I am going to have to start calling Aunt Sherry when Nana is busy. The ballet teacher got a little aggravated with Gracie today, I don't know why she was just trying to learn ballet too, she kept getting in the middle of the room and showing off her dance moves. Hayden thought it was pretty funny, but when I picked Gracie up and took her out of the dance studio the last time Ms. Jordan shut all the doors so she couldn't come back in, but that didn't stop Gracie she stood at the door knocking on it and screaming HEY! I thought it was cute, but I can understand why Ms. Jordan wasn't impressed!