And She’s Off!
Yes, my first baby girl is off to her second day of Pre-K today! Here’s pictures from yesterday
Doesn’t this picture look like one of those old fashioned ones where the kids don’t smile and just stand there? Wait, I guess kids do that today too!
So excited to go to school in her new dress
Nana and Papa met us at the school so they could see her off on her first day too
Going, going….
Gone!
Katelyn is checking out her seat with her name on her desk area.
The kids line up at 1:55 and the teachers let the kids go to their waiting parents as they see them. They had all gotten tie dyed t-shirts that said “Faulkner Kindergarten” on them.
It was almost Katelyn’s turn…
“There’s my mom!! The one who’s crazily waving and taking pictures at the same time!”
A great first day! Even Maddy was excited.
We went to Nana and Papa’s house afterward for a celebratory tea party. Both girls also received some little Strawberry Shortcake dolls in tiny purses as gifts. It was cute! The battery died on my camera so I didn’t get pictures of the actual tea party. Just the prep. Katelyn poured “tea” (actually chocolate milk) for everyone.
So, I think this is going to be a great thing for Katelyn. I was totally discombobulated yesterday because my routine was totally different. I had no idea what to do or when to do it. I’m definitely going to have to work on a new schedule. I’m giving myself a break, though. It’s my first time! By the time I got home I had a little over an hour before I had to go pick up Katelyn again. So Maddy and I had lunch, I checked e-mail, I wondered aimlessly around the house wondering what I could be doing and then left to pick up Katelyn. Maddy had no nap yesterday because there was no time. She did fall asleep on the way to the school and as I got there early, I let her sleep for a bit. I”m going to have to figure out what to do with the time while Katelyn is at school. I may run errands and then get to her school early and let Maddy sleep in the car while I read or something. We’ll see.
Katelyn gave me a quick wave and hug at drop off yesterday. She was a little shy at first but quickly lost that. I did shed a few tears in the car on the way home but no as many as I thought.
My “mommy moment” of the day was stupidly sending Katelyn with a pb & j for her snack/ lunch to a school that I already knew was a no nut school. In making her lunch it didn’t dawn on me that (duh!) peaNUT butter has, well,… NUTS in it!! While getting in the car I asked Katelyn if she ate all her lunch and she said ” I didn’t eat my sandwich because my teacher said we should save it for later because this is a ‘ NO NUT SCHOOL’”. And she totally had the “duh, Mom” look on her face. And apparently I sent way too much other stuff because they told her she could only pick three things to eat. So, today, no nuts and only three lunch/snack items in her lunch box today. Call me a quick learner.
She comes home with a folder every day with her work and any notes/newsletters to me in them. Her paper from yesterday is already hanging up. She practiced writing her name, the word ‘red’ and had to draw a picture of something red. Today, she has to wear something red to school. Every Thursday is “Theme Day” where they wear the color of the week. It’s so cute.
I know I’m going to have fun.
