Back-to-School Transformation

Well, we have survived the first week of school!  It was a challenge to get these two ready:

(picture taken the day before school started),

But they ended up looking pretty studious by the time we headed out on the first day.  It's amazing what a school uniform can do :)

The biggest change has been for Janae, who has just started kindergarten.  Not only has this meant trading in her free-spirited style for a white polo shirt and navy skort/dress,

but it's also meant getting used to a desk and routine, being around lots of other kids, having snacks and lunches at school, and learning from a teacher instead of mommy.

This hasn't been easy, but fortunately we are gradually working up to the full-day schedule--and Janae is getting used to it little by little. 

On Friday Janae had picked a pink rose during the morning, and she decided to put it into a jar with water, decorate the jar with paper she had cut, and give the flower to her teacher as a gift.  I think this helped Janae get past her separation anxiety, since she was so excited to give the present! 

And I think being the creative, intelligent, and spunky girl that she is, Janae will soon be very comfortable in kindergarten.

Not to mention that if her big brother could do it, I'm sure she can, too. . . .