First day of Kindergarten

Wow, it really happened.  We all went to drop off Lillian this morning for her first day of school.  It all happened so fast that she didn't even really say good-bye to us, just the teacher giving us reassuring looks as she waved us away.  7:50am -3:15pm, that is a long day.  I'm so proud of her and so excited for this new chapter in her life (I'm telling myself this now for the first time remembering that really this is about her and not how we feel).

Also, somehow she got switched and Mrs. Reid is her teacher not the other one I mentioned back in June.  We met her Thursday night and she seems great.  There are 23 kids in her class but they will be doing a lot of classroom time with the adjoining class that also has 23 kids.

Lillian is holding her new backpack from Matt and Hannah.  It is very fancy and even has her name on the front.  :)  I can't wait until we pick her up to hear about everything, guess I'll have to add to this post.

It was 3:37 when Lillian finally got in the van.  I'm still trying to figure out the best person to vent to regarding the pick-up line.  Why do I have to sit in a car line wrapping around the neighborhood for 30 minutes in order to pick up my kid?!  Well, I got over this frustration quickly enough to begin asking the questions, "how was your day dear?" She has tried her best to describe the events of her day.  There was rug time, different centers with geometric shapes etc, P.E., lunch, recess, rest time (to help cool down from recess), storytime, and crafts.  She can't really remember any of the kids names and forgot the main teachers name too.  But she has firmly confirmed that she will be returning tomorrow.