Finally!

12 months, 3 weeks, and 4 days but Andon finally has some teeth. His top two teeth popped through yesterday. He hasn't really been fussy at all which is nothing short of a miracle. But, I'm not complaining. Now it's a waiting game to see how quickly he'll get some more.

Kindergarten

Today was Sierra's first day of Kindergarten. I don't know where the past five years have gone, today snuck up on us fast! She was a little nervous & scared (so were mom & dad). When we got to school she was dragging her feet until we saw her teacher. Mrs. Johnson told her where to put her bag then introduced her to a new friend named Summer. They headed off to play, after a quick hug from us, until the bell rang. It was a little hard, but also made me smile, watching her walk into the building. Poor Mark had a really hard time walking back to the car. He's super protective of the girl and worries about her being out of our sight. I was okay until I saw her empty car seat, but I got through the tears pretty quickly. We counted down the hours until it was time to go pick her up. Waited in the heat and got big smiles seeing her come out of the building.

She said, "I really liked school." "We read the Kissing Hand (which we had coincidentally bought and read yesterday on a recommend from my friend Michelle) and went on an adventure following Chester's paw prints and he left us hershey bars." She doesn't remember who she sat by in class or lunch. Or what they did in music class or on the playground, but she liked it. Made my day! I'm a little sad she's growing up so fast, but I really want her to like school and I'd say we are off to a great start!

The lunchbox

Her backpack (red of course!)

Off we go!

After school, all smiles

All the kindergartners had Chester mask's on their heads

Early dinner and ice cream at DQ

(We are stealing this little tradition from a friend. Thanks Angie!)

Andon Update

Andon had his 12 months checkup today. He is 30.5 inches and 20 lbs 3 ounces. He's growing longer as fast as his sister. I checked on her 12 months stats and she was the same length and 21lbs. Kind of crazy that they are that similar. Andon got the all clear to switch to whole milk so we'll start that transition tomorrow. This makes mama & daddy very happy. $4 every 2 weeks for milk vs. $28 is a much better deal.

She also took a look at his mouth and agrees with me that his teeth are right there. His top gums are bulging in the middle, so they may be first. She's pretty sure he'll go from none to 4 then 8 pretty quickly. Yippee for teething! I only hope it doesn't happen while are in San Diego for my cousins wedding. Won't that be a good time!