• BIG news,  Bug,  elsewhere!

    KINDERGARTEN!!!

    cheeky

    Yesterday was Bug’s first day of kindergarten. It was a huge deal for us. I posted some photos over at Alpha+Mom of our little before school photo session. (There’s also a FREE printable and the chance to win $100 from Target. Cha-ching! You might want to click over.)

    So far she seems to like school. Her teacher is super nice and understandably a bit overwhelmed. There are 31 students in her class! Yikes.

    This is all Bug has had to share with me so far:

    1. The other kids thought the banana bread muffin I packed for her snack was funny. Apparently home-baked goods are not in style.
    2. Milk comes in a bag that you poke with a straw and it doesn’t even spill!
    3. They sit on a rainbow carpet and Bug sits on orange. This is very important.
    4. She doesn’t remember her new friend’s name. But she likes blue!
    5. She really needs to pack blue juice next time so the boys think she is cool.
    6. Her teacher reads stories and does all the voices. (huge win)
    7. I really need to fix the handle on her Hello Kitty lunchbox. It broke.

    And that’s all she shared! So far so good. I didn’t know there would be so much peer pressure over what I packed for lunch but I think I can roll with it. I might have to pull out some mad bento box skillz.

  • 15 minute posts,  BIG news,  Bug,  The Zoo

    Kitten Update: Their Eyes are Open!

    their eyes are opening!

    Big news today! Two of the kittens have opened their eyes. The big gray curly-furred one and Bessie.

    There are five kittens: a big gray furry one that looks like it has curly fur, one that has gray and white markings that we are calling Bessie because she looks like she has cow spots, one all gray one that is the runt of the litter and two others that are mostly gray but have some white markings. One has a white spot on it’s nose and that is the one Bug wants to keep. She’s named it Shylie. I wanted to name whatever kitten we kept Fiesta or Dos or Gato or something but Bug has spoken and I’m inclined to let her pick the name of the cat she will most likely call hers.

    Bessie

    Bessie.

    gentle

    Shylie. I guess he’s shy maybe.

    mama kitty

    And of course the mama cat, Aqui. She looks a little pissed off in these pictures but she’s actually purring up a storm. We always make a point of petting her a lot when we visit the kittens so she doesn’t get jealous.

    motherhood is so glamourous

    Motherhood is so glamourous.

    p.s. All photos taken by Bethany except the last one.