Today was the first day of classes at school! Isabel was so excited…
First day of school!
We arrived a bit early because of road construction and didn’t want to be late on the first day! How horrible would that be! So we waited…Isabel asked me how long it was going to be. I said, “About 10 minutes or so and then we’ll head over.” She then proceeded to count the minutes down from 10…9…8…7…”Is it 6 minutes Momma?”…”yes”…5…4…”Can we go now Momma?”…”In a little bit”…3…”Can we go now?”…2…”I want to go. Let’s go say hello, Momma to our friend.”…1. “It’s time to go! Momma! So we get out and walked over to our friend, who’s little boy is going to the same school but is full-time kindergarten this year.
We walked into class and hung up her coat and then got a pencil and then went to find her “name” to practice writing it correctly. She only wanted to trace her name and that was fine, it’ll get easier for her to do and she’ll be writing like a pro before long! Afterward, she got up, pushed in her chair, returned her pencil, got a book, and sat down on the rainbow rug while waiting for the other kids to finish their names. Then about this time it was time for all the Mommies and Daddies to leave. I did get a little worried when she wanted me to stay and read the book she had picked out but that soon dissolved when she noticed other kids crying for their Mommies not to leave. She has such a compassionate heart! We are truly blessed with an amazing little girl!
The highlight of her day…was playing on the PLAYGROUND! There is a tire swing and she got on (w/some other kids) and someone pushed! She talked with Makayla because she was shy and didn’t want her mommy to leave. She had a snack with cheese that she got to spread on crackers (w/a little stick) all by herself! She told me she should have saved me one so that I could try them as well. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that I’ve tried them before. She got to pick berries off a stick and bring them home in a baggie, but don’t eat the green ones, they are hard, she says!…
I wasn’t anxious or nothing about her time away from me, I knew she would love it and she did. My hope and prayer for this year ahead is that she will make some GIRL-friends and have lots of fun learning.