Hardships of Being Five Years Old

Although we have a lovely new home in a great school district, the move has been a little harder on all of us than I expected. 

For the kids, transitioning to a new school has been really tough. Mainly because they transferred in the last month of the year. They had to make all new friends and they didn't know how to do the schoolwork all the other students were used to. Not being able to grasp the new schoolwork was hardest on Chloe. She likes to do well and gets upset when she can't.

For Connor the big challenge was kindergarten graduation. He really did not want to stand on the stage. What's kind of crazy about it is they really go to kindergarten next year so this was a bit of a fake graduation. I'm grateful they included Connor and Chloe in the ceremony, but I wish it hadn't caused so much heartache. I convinced Chloe that being on stage was fun and she was jazzed. Connor could not be convinced. On the evening of graduation he cried and told me he just wanted to sit with me and not go on stage. I bribed him with a science kit and he was willing to try.

The graduation ceremony was cute if not a bit long. They sang a couple of songs for us and then they called out each kid's name, gave them a "diploma" and said what they wanted to be when they grow up.

Chloe wants to be a veterinarian.

Connor wants to be a spy.