Sunbeams

At the beginning of the year, Gwen graduated from her nursery class and officialy started going to Primary with the big kids. She was so excited to be a Sunbeam.

We took some photos of her right before we left for church...

For some reason I decided that it would be a good idea for us to be in a photo together. Then I looked at the results and I'm as big as a boat...

Gwen did a great job at church and was so excited to be in Primary. But, I didn't do as well. I don't know what was wrong with me, but I was near tears the whole time. I'm in Primary too, so I could see her from where I was sitting. Every time she did something cute (which was every two minutes) I would start laughing which would quickly threaten to turn into tears.

During sharing time, Gwen had such a hard time staying in her seat. She was so enthusiastic to be there. She kept getting out of her seat, wanting to help with everything. Every time the teacher would ask a question, Gwen would should out an answer. One time they asked a question and called on her after she raised her hand yelling, "I know! I know!" Once she was given the opportunity to speak, she admitted that she didn't know the answer. That didn't phase her though, and she continued to want to do everything.

Every week she has gotten better and stays in her seat almost the whole time. It is has been hard for her to understand why she doesn't get called on very often, and it has been difficult for me to see the disappointment on her face from my spot in the back of the room. She just wants to help so bad. It just breaks my heart.

Now that it has been a month, she has gotten pretty comfortable with the routine. She still yells out that she just had a birthday everytime they do the birthday song, and then starts to go into detail about her Thomas party. But, other than that, she has been really good.

I'm so proud of my little sweetheart. She is getting TOO big!