First Day of Kindergarten

Yes, I realize it's been nine months since my last post. More on the reason for that later. The latest news from the House House: we have a Kindergartner! I know! We are as shocked as you are. Kendall is in Mrs. McGinley's class. She's been reunited with her buddies Jane Allinger from Science School and Cameron Arnold who was in her S. S. class last year. She's a bit bummed that neither Olivia or Naomi are in her class but she's coping well. She is in the two way dual language program at Rosemont Elementary. She gets math and language arts in English everyday from Mrs. McGinley and Social Studies and Science in Spanish from Mrs. Ferusca. I was making a note on the family calendar today and she said to me, "Mommy, is that our calendario?" Maybe public school wasn't such a bad choice after all...

Here are pictures from her first day. Owen starts the PreKinder dual language program on Monday. Pictures to follow...

That's 6:41 AM, people! School starts early!


Ah, yes... she has both the House and Besco genes. Waking up is hard to do.

Rosemont's uniform is navy blue and khaki. This navy blue dress is her favorite.

Good luck hug from Bubba.


Hello Kitty never went out of style.

The Kindergartners meet in the auditorium every morning and wait for their teachers to pick them up.

Kendall in her classroom.

Tea Party

If only furniture could talk... I wonder what this table would have to say?

My dad made this table for my cousins before I was born. When Kendall was born, my aunt gave it to me. It's covered in glue, glitter, marker, and crayon. It's weathered every seasonal art and craft project and a few science experiments. This was Sabrina's first tea party.

My grandfather made the three little chairs for the kids when Sabrina was born. I have yet to paint them. They're starting to get covered in glue, glitter, marker, and crayon, too. I'm tempted to let the kids continue decorating them and then just add a top coat of sealer.