It's that time again...

These cuties have been in school for a month now, my big 1st and 3rd grade girls!  We just had our first parent-teacher conferences and I am SO happy with their teachers this year- they are challenging my girls and they have given me ideas of how I can challenge them= perfect!   They are both bumped up a grade in math, and it's difficult at times but they both enjoy it and I can tell they are kind of proud to get to go to 2nd and 4th grade math.  And I found out at my last School Board Meeting that there are only SEVEN kids in the whole school (of 277) that scored high enough to be moved up a grade in math... and I was secretly cheering inside because 2 of those are mine!!  Eric's like "we didn't do that, they were born smart!" But I'm like "yes we did, we created them!" I was thinking, and all 4 of their grandparents went to college, that's pretty amazing!  My kids have some good genes.  

Anyway I'm also proud of them for being good friends; each year Katelyn in particular seems to make friends with whoever's new to the school that year, it's cute.  

I'm so grateful that they go to a school where they are safe and happy and enjoy learning.  Oh!  and Katelyn gets to play the flute, they opened the band up to 3rd graders!  Good times.

And lastly, Whitney tested at a 2nd grade, 2nd month reading level, and Katelyn tested at a 6th grade 4th month reading level. :)