First Day of School

Natalie and I both started school today. It was very convenient how both of our schools coordinated our schedules so nicely for us. For the past few weeks, Natalie has stated that she was nervous about going to school. So last Thursday, I took her in to her classroom to look around. Since then, she calmed down and seemed pretty excited for school.

This morning, I was going to wake her around 7:30 a.m. This is normally a pretty early time for my late night and late morning little girl. As I was getting ready and eating breakfast, I heard her up at 7:20. I finished up in the kitchen and then went to look for her. I found her all set, dressed, and ready to go to school.

When we got to school, we hung up her backpack and put her supplies away. She looked as if she'd gone to school before by the way she walked in the room, found where her seat was, and went off to play.

If you ask Natalie how her first day of school was, she will tell you about recess and eating pretzels for a snack. It sounds as if her favorite parts of the morning were going to Extended Care and going to school with her friend Claire.

Tonight, we went out to dinner with some friends to celebrate the first day of school. A good ending to a good day.