Kindergarten!

It's official! We have a kindergartner! This morning was so smooth... I've had a hard time being sad today because Anna was just so excited that it was contagious (plus, I felt like an emotional train wreck all weekend after meet the teacher, so I think I got it out of my system). She woke up doing a little happy dance this morning and got dressed/ate breakfast in record time. I was a little worried about this deer (see pic below) - she earned it from my mom for a couple weeks worth of stickers on her behavior chart and hasn't put it down for one minute since - but she happily put him in the van to "hibernate" this morning and skipped off to school with us. She was excited to give her teacher the picture of dog from word world that she colored over the weekend (her teacher is a dog lover) & then was enjoying play-do at her table when we left. After going to the "tears & cheers" breakfast for Kinder parents in the library I made Tom go peek one last time to see if she was happy before leaving (a hard habit for mommies to break). Maelyn & I have passed the school twice today in the van & prayed aloud for her - that she is having a great day full of memories & already making friends. Lord may it be so! :)

My mom read about an idea to take first day pics by the family car each year since someday it would look like a cool antique. Gotta love the minivan.

Anna's teacher - Mrs. Smith - seems so sweet. Anna struggles with blend sounds, so she kind of pronounces her name like "Mrs. Sniff". Guess we need to work on that one.

UPDATE: 2:50 couldn't come fast enough today! When I first picked Anna up, we had some drama... her teacher had put the wrong child's lunch box in Anna's backpack, so she didn't want to take it home. Instead she just left her backpack in the classroom. We had to go back in for it and that little kink sent Anna into a pout for a while, along with the fact that she expected a field trip today - on the first day of kindergarten. Oh my. Once we cooled off from our walk home & got a snack, Anna had great things to say about her day. Her teacher has a reward system where they get "zebra bucks" for great behavior & she says she can't wait to earn 10 so she can get a ring from the prize box. She says she's going to give it to her Daddy (who has lost his wedding ring & Aggie ring over the course of two weeks recently - but that's another story :). She is excited about going back tomorrow & I guess that's what counts! Thanks again for all your prayers - keep them coming!

ANOTHER UPDATE: Silly, I know, but I had to add that by the time Tom got home from work she had a glowing report of her first day... I guess she forgot all the drama at pick up time. I love selective memories.