Kyle and Krisee had, not only one, but two first days of school this year. On August 23rd, Kyle and Krisee started at MetroWest Elementary School in Orlando. Kamren started the VPK (voluntary pre-kindergarten) program at La Petite Academy in Ocoee. On August 30th, Kyle and Krisee had another first day of school at Keene's Crossing, after finding the home we are going to live in in Florida. This school is half the size of MetroWest at around 600 students, and, therefore, picking up the kids only takes 15 minutes, not 30-45. Kyle had a hard time leaving Ms. Markely at MetroWest but is liking his new teacher Mrs. Crowell. Krisee loves her teacher Mrs. Iqbal. Kamren likes Teacher Maria and reports each day following school whether or not he had a "mad teacher" that day, usually as a result from him not picking up the toys he was playing with. Spelling words, math homework and reading have become part of our daily schedule at the Copeland household.
Where does the time go? We can't believe that Krisee turned seven on September 3rd. The countdown to the important milestone started months in advance, and the excitement was contagious the week leading up to the birthday. Krisee requested a strawberry, icecream cake and enjoyed receiving presents such as a "girl" bike, furberries, and "twinkle toe" shoes, to name a few. We joined Krisee's class at school on Friday to bring doughnuts and sing "Happy Birthday". Following school that day, the six of us went to Universal Studios until closing time, where we finally tried "Butter Beer", and got the "butter beer" mustaches to prove it! Happy Birthday, Krisee!
