Last week Ryan and I checked out a possible preschool Ella could go to next year. Ever since I found out there might be a possibility of her being in a school district where Kindergarten is all day, I have been really concerned about her going to a preschool that will get her ready for that. With that in mind we checked out a preschool and ended up loving it, especially Ella. The instance she walked in, she hung up her jacket and joined the other kids! We were only there to observe and see what the place was like but ended up not only enrolling her for next year but also starting her 2 days a week for the rest of this year.
Today was her official 1st day and Ella seemed to love it. As we walked out the door getting ready to drive there, Ryan pulled up straight from work. Perfect timing. He was able to see her off as well. When we arrived she wanted daddy to take her so I ended up turning in her paperwork while Ryan took her into her classroom. From what he said she walked in, found her name that marked where to hang up her jacket and went right into playing with the other kids. Ryan had to remind her of a hug and kiss before he left.
It was rather strange to not have her constantly with me, but for once, Leia had mommy's full attention. She was able to ride in the car cart with no one shoving her or getting in her way and could move around freely in the living room without being sideswiped by an older sister. Though she missed Ella, it was nice to see Leia have fun and enjoy some time being the "one".
The time went by rather quickly and before we knew it, we took off to pick Ella up. There she was waiting for us, jacket already on, holding a target bag which contained her work for the day. That's when I asked permission to snap a picture so we could always remember this day. She was looking at me but at the last millisecond looked away. While we walked out to the car she told me about how she painted Mr. Yuck and wished she could stay longer. Hopefully this enthusiasm will continue.
With the day almost over, it's a few minutes before midnight, I had to document it. Why? Because about a half hour ago I started cleaning out her backpack. It was filled with all the pencils, crayons, markers and coloring books she could find. It has been filled off and on like this since the beginning of the year. When she decided she wanted to go to school like Jonathan. She wanted to ride the big yellow/orange bus too. Out came the pretend school with mommy as the teacher and in went the library book. The one she got today... at her real school. The school where she is a big kid and gets to talk about her day, just like Jonathan. sigh. My little girl just became not so little anymore.
Today was her official 1st day and Ella seemed to love it. As we walked out the door getting ready to drive there, Ryan pulled up straight from work. Perfect timing. He was able to see her off as well. When we arrived she wanted daddy to take her so I ended up turning in her paperwork while Ryan took her into her classroom. From what he said she walked in, found her name that marked where to hang up her jacket and went right into playing with the other kids. Ryan had to remind her of a hug and kiss before he left.
It was rather strange to not have her constantly with me, but for once, Leia had mommy's full attention. She was able to ride in the car cart with no one shoving her or getting in her way and could move around freely in the living room without being sideswiped by an older sister. Though she missed Ella, it was nice to see Leia have fun and enjoy some time being the "one".
The time went by rather quickly and before we knew it, we took off to pick Ella up. There she was waiting for us, jacket already on, holding a target bag which contained her work for the day. That's when I asked permission to snap a picture so we could always remember this day. She was looking at me but at the last millisecond looked away. While we walked out to the car she told me about how she painted Mr. Yuck and wished she could stay longer. Hopefully this enthusiasm will continue.
With the day almost over, it's a few minutes before midnight, I had to document it. Why? Because about a half hour ago I started cleaning out her backpack. It was filled with all the pencils, crayons, markers and coloring books she could find. It has been filled off and on like this since the beginning of the year. When she decided she wanted to go to school like Jonathan. She wanted to ride the big yellow/orange bus too. Out came the pretend school with mommy as the teacher and in went the library book. The one she got today... at her real school. The school where she is a big kid and gets to talk about her day, just like Jonathan. sigh. My little girl just became not so little anymore.
