Last Day of Kindergarten

So today was the last day of school, and the last day of Kindergarten for Sasha.
I should catch up on the school year for her, since I did not post about it before. Her first day went well, and as I was taking pictures of her on that first day, I took this one which amused me:

 

It reminded me of the meme picture "McKayla is Not Impressed", so I call the picture "Unimpressed Kindergartener". She did well in school this year. Kindergarten these days isn't like it used to be. Sasha had full days, non-stop full of education, and no naps. Much unlike when Cassie went to Kindergarten with her half days and naptime and cute little art projects.

Sasha had a few interesting encounters this year. She has kept her feisty spirit. She has always been a picky eater, and so we had a problem a few times with lunch. I had her eat the school's hot lunch to try to encourage a more varied diet, but there were a few times it backfired.

One day in particular was taco day. There is nothing specific about tacos that she hates. When you look at it in parts, she likes every individual part of a taco. But when you combine those ingredients and call them a taco, she engages full stubborn mode. So on this particular taco day, she marched herself and her tray straight up to the school principal and announced, "I hate tacos!".
The principal tried to coax Sasha into eating it. She said that maybe Sasha could break the taco apart and eat the parts that she liked. Sasha scolded, "What part of 'I HATE TACOS' do you not understand?". This shocked the principal, and Sasha was sent to the principal's office to eat her lunch in solitude. That was the second time in the year that Sasha was sent to the principal's office. (The first had no amusing story; she was disruptive in reading class.).

Anyways, Sasha is glad to be done with school. She had been hinting lately that she missed the days before kindergarten, where she stayed at home all day. It hasn't quite sunk in yet for me that we are now on our summer break, but I suppose it'll sink in by the middle of next week.

Dusting off the cobwebs

So, it's been a while. 2 years? Of course, a lot has happened in 2 years.

Sasha is in her final week of Kindergarten. We've had some cute adventures there. She's grown into quite a stubborn and feisty child with her distinctive personality. I have a few amusing anecdotes to share about her, most likely in upcoming posts.

Cassie has graduated high school a year ago and is serving in the military. We are expecting a visit from her in a few weeks, which we are looking forward to. I miss Cassie so very much. It's amazing and sad to watch a child grow and leave off on their own life, but I am so proud of Cassie. She has grown into a successful, fantastic, and productive adult member of human society.

 And I am currently 22 weeks pregnant with a third child now! A boy! How strange that is, to have a child grow up and leave as an adult, then find myself expecting a newborn. The age gaps will be interesting. Cassie will be 19 and Sasha will be 7 when this new child is born. The girls seem happy and excited, especially Cassie. Cassie says she always wanted a brother. I hope that Cassie can come home on leave at my due date to see her newborn brother.

So a new baby upcoming and I figured I could dust off the cobwebs on the baby blog. Especially so that Cassie can keep up with updates on her younger siblings while she is away from home. My Baby Sasha posts were for Sasha to read someday when she was grown, and now I think for my future posts, I shall address them all to Cassie so that she can still feel connected to her family while she serves her country.
Love you Cassie!