First Day of School

Yesterday was Steffi's first day of school! This week is Kindergarten Jumpstart and the kids are going from 9:30-11:30 every morning to get used to school before all the big kids show up. It's a good idea. A lot of the kids were kind of anxious about going to school and having their parents leave them. One girl was standing in the doorway and her mother was trying to get her in. I couldn't get around them but I sent Stephanie in. Her teacher said she walked right in with confidence and said, "My name is Stephanie. I'm new."

She LOVES her backpack!

New Suit

Stephanie outgrew the swimsuit I bought her last year even though I bought it big hoping she would still fit in it this year.

So I found her a new one at 'Once Upon a Child.'

It's not pink.

Butt (haha), it does have flamingoes on it.

Stephanie-izms

Driving around with Stephanie today. . .

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{I bought us a Mountain Dew to share because the only choice was that or Pepsi.}

S: I've had Mountain Dew before.

Me: Oh, really?

S: Daddy got me one at King Kong Burger.

Me: Well, you're a lucky girl.

S: Daddy had a pirate drink before.

Me: A pirate drink?

S: Yeah.

Me: Rum? - the only "pirate" drink I could think of

S: Yeah. Can kids have pirate drinks?

Me: No, it's alcohol and kids can't have that. And adults shouldn't have too much of it either.

S: Why?

Me: Because it makes them act silly and . . .

S: NO! Because it turns them into pirates!

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{Same trip a few errands later. I was very tired and thought I was driving on 14th Street but then realized I was actually on 27th...}

Me: Oh. I'm not driving on the street I thought I was on.

S: What? Are you driving on the sidewalk?

Some Questions

Who are your friends? ... Paula, Diego, Khaia (from daycare), Jay (from one of Meredith's soccer games), Clancy (from Meredith's birthday party)

What is your favorite thing to do? ... Fingerpaint

What is one of your skills? ... Making necklaces

What is your favorite sport? ... Softball

Favorite hobby? ... Drawing

Favorite movie? ... The Princess and the Frog

Favorite book? ... How Many Ways to Cut a Pie

Favorite song? ... Rudolph

Favorite game? ... Dora and the Snow Princess (Wii game)

What do you want to be when you grow up? ... Princess, Mermaid, Cowgirl, Astronaut

What is your most memorable experience? ... Playing the pencil game

Spring Soccer 2010 - Liberty

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

I'm going to be a singer, a princess, and a mermaid.

Soccer Game #4, May 1st

That's Stephanie by the (other team's) Coach.

She loves to run around - just doesn't like

fighting the crowd for the ball.

(Her mother shouldn't have taught her to share!)

It's mostly about the snacks now anyway.

There she is throwing the ball in.

Sorry for the long-distance photos - I was sitting in the bleachers in the "end zone."