Hinalei started Primary school this year. I wish I could say that she was apprehensive or scared or worried but if you know her you will know that she was far from this. In fact on the first day (in the which her dad had actually taken time off work to be there) she told us we need not come in with her because she was a big girl now! Goodness me doesn't she realize these first times are for the parents not the kids?!
Oh well that how ready and confident she was. She loved being decked out in her school uniform and had been practicing at home putting on her shoes with buckles so she could do it in school. She had meet her teachers at a school visit we had done a week before so she was ready to get in there and just start learning.
I had brought all this Dora book covering stuff and then low and behold year 1 kids don't actually have a bunch of exercise books just folders to put their sheets into - well I covered those anyway. We said our goodbye and waved as she went into the classroom.
She has always been independent and confident, something I know developed from her first couple of years at BYUH where she had so many friends and people who loved her. It has been the best thing for her because she is not afraid of new situations and just gets in there.
As a side note I will say that nothing puts you into a routine like school 5 days a week - school uniforms, drink bottles, lunches, shoes, socks, hats, books, notices. I was so worried about getting her their on time each morning and yet sometimes we are ready to early. I have learned the importance of laying out items the night before and having her take responsibility to bring me her notices, check her book bag, and we do things in a certain order each morning
1. Breakfast
2. Get uniform on
3. Do hair
4. Put on shoes and teeth
5. Pack bag and make bed
6. Family prayer
It works for us and I am grateful that we are getting in a good habit now because it will make it easier as each kids comes up through the line.
Hinalei is 5!
Hinalei turned 5 this year! Oh my goodness. I still remember driving home from the hospital with our little girl. I can still remember heaps of people telling us that first year to savor all these little moments because they grow up so fast and here we are 5 years later.
She is the Princess of our family. She has an answer for everything and makes you crack up at what she says even when she is insulting you. She is a happy cheerful girl who loves to learn and be helpful. She still loves her woobie even though it is only for night times now.
Her best friend is still her nan and she still gets hysterical every time she has to come home regardless of how many hours she has spent with nan. She loves to sing anything. She is caring and kind to her brothers and can't wait to meet her new sister. She has interesting name choices for her new sister too. Zalina. Kate, Juliet and Famena to name a few.
Yes me and her still clash because I see to much of myself in her. She loves to be center of attention and doesn't stop taking ever. Oh well I turned out okay. She already talks about boys and says thinks like they are skuxx!
She can't wait to start school and will have her visits shortly. She is so ready and I know she has lived getting her school supplies together.
Happy birthday princess. Please don't grow up as quickly the next 5 years as much as you have the pass 5 years.
For her party we had a small BBQ with friends on a Sunday, they ended up playing with the hose outside... Oops.
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