Update on the First Day of School

So, the first day of school was actually much less dramatic than I had expected.  Picking Emma up was relatively boring...except that Matt wasn't home in time so I had to bring along Ty (without shoes as we were in a hurry) and Siri, who was pretty bonkers because she hadn't napped.  The bell rang as the parents were waiting in the wrong area, and I went around the corner as Emma came out the door.  She was happy to see me, but we had to get Siri away from the tether ball before we could start for the car, and when I had a quiet moment to ask her about her day she wanted to know why she didn't get to take the bus.  Hmmm. (And in case anyone is wondering, we are opting out of putting our tiny 5 year old into the craziness of 30 unsupervised minutes and carpooling with 2 other neighboring families.)  Emma did comment on how long school was; 6 hours every day is pretty different from 2 1/2 hours of preschool every other day!

After school we had all the neighbor kids over for cookies and milk in honor of the first day!  It was really fun and I think they drank a whole gallon of milk!

First Day of Kindergarten

 This morning I dropped off Emma at her first day of kindergarten!  Wow, it was really weird.  School starts at 9:20 so we are able to keep our morning "getting up" time of 8:00, which is great.  We were all ready around 8:30 and we heard all the other kids outside playing, so we joined them to take pictures and such.  Emma and I left around 9:00 and it only takes a few minutes to drive there, but had to find parking.  We walked to the playground and as we entered her grip on my hand got much tighter.  We lined up with her class and walked into the building.  One adult noted, "This must be the kindergartners!" as all the parents were walking alongside their munchkins.  Emma has her own locker (I remember having a little hall with hooks and a cubby - up until 3rd grade), and its a huge locker, so we practiced pulling the handle up and slamming it shut!  Then she found her desk and was still a little nervous until she saw Ibrahim, our neighbor, arrive!  I think her heart was warmed then :)  So, Ms. Rae told all of the kids to wave to their parents and she ushered us out!  One kid was pretty weepy, so I left before that scene made me sad.  Then there was a small welcome meeting with the principle, I checked out where the office was, and walked to my car.  Pretty weird, yes, and the house is quiet and the playground is empty, but it will be a great year!