Abigail's First Week as a Needham Bulldog!

This week Abigail started kindergarten. And proceeded to act like she's been doing this school thing for years and it's just really no big deal. Her teacher is Mr. Schwartz and "He's amazing" she told me on the very first day of school. When I asked what her favorite part of the day was, she replied, "All of it."

Here she is, preparing to catch the bus at our friends' house on the first day.


Andy and I were understandably a little sentimental that first day but more than that, we were so excited for her and proud of her. We knew our girl was ready to go. Ready to be a big kid, part of a class, head out on her own. With help of course...trustworthy Cole (in the orange striped shirt) reassured me that he would be sure she got to her classroom alright. And she was ready. She had a wonderful first week, other than being a little bit tired.

Off they go!

Through the week Abigail told us a little here and a little there. There are 22 kids in her class and for some activities they are grouped by shapes. She is a purple rhombus, when she told Andy that he said, "A what???" Cracked me up! This week she learned the rainbow order abbreviation "ROY G BIV" and carefully explained to me that violet is a shade of pale purple.

By the time the weekend came, she was so fired up to show us the playground at Needham Elementary. Recess, for every elementary school kid, is such an important part of the day. The stories about recess time let us know that our predictions had come true: Abigail is the self appointed social worker/counselor of the Needham kindergarten. Two days this week she has comforted an upset child and invited them to play. She has such a sweet soul and Andy and I truly envy her tender spirit. She knew that those children were sad and they needed to see a friendly face, so she brought it! I don't know when I've been so proud of her.



Hannah misses Abby, but overall, she is doing so well on her own with Polk. She plays pretend for a big part of the morning, sometimes runs an errand and then it's time for lunch, nap and then to go pick up Abbs and go home. In a way, it's really great for each of them to have their own routine. They have so much to tell us when we get home!

We had a great time playing at the school playground! Abbs told me she could do the monkey bars all by herself but today, she couldn't make it. That's okay though, she's taken on a bunch of new experiences this week, most of them totally in stride. We are so proud of our big girl, and so excited for the fun she'll have at school this year!