Julia and Emily's World

Today was a big day for Julia. This was her first day of REAL school! Grade 1! This is a new school for Julia so she was very nervous (although she wouldn't admit it). Sheryl took the day off so she could be with Julia for her big day. The morning started at the before school program. Julia was definitely nervous as she didn't want Mommy to leave. Sheryl obliged but soon one of Julia's friends from SK arrived. All was well from the point. Lexi is the only person Julia knows at the school. Of course Julia and Lexi clung together and as it turns out they are in the same grade 1 class (there are 3 grade 1 classes). This made the rest of the day fun for the both of them. Grandma and Sheryl picked up Julia. Grandma will be doing the pick-ups everyday (lucky us!). Julia had a great first day and is looking forward to tomorrow.

Despite the crummy weather we managed to have some fun this Labour Day weekend. On Saturday, Sheryl's friends came over for a visit with their kids. Even though it was only 13 degrees outside the bigger kids (Julia, Jessica and Thomas) went swimming! We cranked up the heat in the pool (see the steam in the pictures) so it felt like a hot tub! They had no problem staying warm in the pool. Little Emily and Kyle stayed out of the pool. They still played outside on the swings and with Jessica inside. Jessica was nice enough to give Julia her bicycle. She had outgrown it but it was the perfect size for Julia. We gave it a spin on Monday. Julia can't ride a two wheeler yet but she is getting the hang of it.

I'm playing catch up again with this blog. Last weekend we went to Mya's birthday party. Mya is 7 years old! Yeah Mya! After the party, Julia and Mya went to Grandma's for a few days. Julia's summer camp was over so Grandma provided some much needed babysitting for us. The other Grandma took over for the rest of the week.