Big Girls

Penelope and Zahra have been involved in several "big kid" activities recently. They're also very proud of being "big girls", and are always telling me that they're not babies anymore.

First, they went to their first birthday party of a friend. As you can see, they were VERY excited!

They also started gymnastics again, but this time they're in a 3-year-old class in which parents watch from outside (through a window). There were a few tears, but otherwise they were fine.

They have also been gearing up for preschool. They had a home visit from their new teacher (Ayuko) and they loved her right away. Meeting her really helped them feel confident for school.

Then, they had a park playdate with all the other lab school families. Zahra kept going up to kids and saying, "Hi, my name is Zahra. Do you like dragons?

Awesome introductory line, right?

They have a classroom orientation this week, and then their first drop off day is next week.

We love you Zahra and Penelope and we're so proud of you for being such big girls!