A Great First Day!

One more "back to school" picture this morning since Abby was joining the crew as she starts kindergarten today ... and I promised Beverly that we don't take pictures of the kids EVERY morning as they leave for school! ha ha

Beverly is headed off for her second day of school now, but I just wanted to share what a great first day she had!

She was very excited last night to update us on her classes, teachers and the kids at school. She's really doing great in remembering teacher and student names, which I know is tough when you meet a lot of different people at one time. She was very happy to make some friends and I think she feels very good about the school.

Last night for dinner we had spaghetti, which she really liked. And Beverly brought a box of mooncakes to share with us ... a traditional food in China for the Moon Festival. So we sampled them and decided which were our favorite flavors, and that was really fun. Since she has an American Government class and is getting a crash course in how the November election will work, we have watched part of the Democratic convention with her and tried to answer questions about the process. We'll do the same with the Republican convention and try to give her a better picture of U.S. politics, which I think will be helpful for her in the class.

Today for gym class they are swimming, so she was off with her swim suit and towel, as well as a very full backpack of school books and binders. The high school teachers ask the kids to have a separate binder for each class, so Drew shared some of his with her last night and helped her get them ready for class. I'm glad he has been here for the start of her week so that he can give her some guidance on what is needed for high school.

I hope this all translates well for her family and friends following the blog. I just want you to know that she is such a bright and confident young woman, and she is adjusting very well. We are proud to have her in our home this year!