The excitement started last night at 9:30 when our wonderful friends Nikki and Therese showed up with ballons and a gift for each child and a bottle of Sangria and a very nice card acknowledging the next day's milestones. So thoughtful!!
Christian was thrilled to see his trucks and balloons.
Victoria's gift was overshadowed by the gift I'd been saving for over a month.
A new turtle lunchbox - which she totally LOVED!
Here she is packing her own little lunch.
She's putting three carrots and 6 olives in separate baggies.
She decided on the amounts.
Then she added the Lunchable and clentine zipped her little box shut.
She was delighted!
We headed out to the front yard to get the
First Day of School pictures!
They both LOVE their backpack or 'packpack' as Christian says.
After she got dressed she looked at herself and said,
"I look so cute someone might think I'm a second grader!"
I thought she was lookin' awfully cute myself;-)
Finally his big day!
After living in his big sister's school shadow
for the last couple years he is a Big Shot now!
I told Christian's daycare Mom I would be back at 8:30 to take pictures on the bus.
I was a couple minutes late and saw the bus at the end of the street and FLOORED it!
I was certain I was going to miss him and thought I'd have to chase the bus all over its route (which I would have!)
Luckily Kris knows me well and wouldn't let him get on the bus until I arrived.
There they were.
Rosie waiting patiently on the bus with two teachers and Christian standing on the curb with all the daycare kids.
Finally I arrived!
SOOOO GLAD I didn't miss that!
See. . .Big Shot!
It was just a few more minutes and the public school bus rolled up. For the other kids at the stop it was Day 3.
But it was Day 1 for my girl!!
She hopped right on and didn't even look back and the bus driver said,
"Turn around and smile for your mom."
She did.
She bright. Cutest smile I've ever seen.
I couldn't have been any prouder of her.
She was beaming and I was a puddle.
First tears I shed about her going to kindergarten.
I was there when she got off bus 10 too.
She looked right at me, turned away and ran in line like the
rest of the kids.
I kept taking pictures as she ran away.
She accidentally got in the 1st grade line.
Our Principal stopped to talk to her and tell her where her line was.
It was so cute!
I was lucky enough to catch her side by side with her new teacher Ms. Beck.
They look so happy!!
I walked away and then hid near the corner of the building explaining myself to the other mom's standing there who know me as their children's 2nd grade teacher.
Then I saw Victoria open her backpack and hand Ms. Beck the newpaper clipping she clipped and glued to construction paper for her.
(Ms. Beck was in the local paper, possibly on the very day she was hired, showing a little girl the classroom.)
After that I had to get to my own room but I couldn't stop thinking about her.
I peaked in the little window every chance I could!!
I was so excited for her!!
I was careful for her not to see me, however, I did (apparently) have a lot of spies around the school.
Throughout the day people said, "I saw Victoria waiting in line for the bathroom." "Victoria was standing in line so nice downstairs!" "Victoria was raising her hand when I walked by!"
I LOVED it!!
Keep it comin' spies!!
She has the very first lunch and I have the very last which sets us apart for a whole hour.
I asked a teacher to read a story so I could sneak down there to watch her get settled.
So glad I did!
She was standing in line so cute.
She got in the 'need milk' line and I snuck a juicebox in while she was in class.
So I whispered to her she could sit down.
She didn't look thrilled to see me.
I sat next to her asking questions, asking if she needed help with this or that in her lunch and her reply was,
"I have it covered," and looked right into my eyes - like back off Momma!
The rest of the kids were sure happy to talk to me there but I figured I better cut the last teeny tiny string left of the cord that's held us together for the last 5.5 years and let her eat lunch with her new friends.
But not until I go one picture of her eating her very first lunch in the cafeteria.
She was totally exhausted at the end of the day.
So tired she didn't even get out of the car when we picked Christian up from daycare.
However when little dude, I mean Big Shot, opened the door she said,
"Hey Buddy! How was your first day in preschool?"
She made some art in kindergarten.
That's the Mystery Machine
(in case you couldn't distinguish that).
That's Freddy and Scooby Doo.
But I bet you already guessed that.
Last week I taught her about exclamtion points -
I guess she got it.
Tonight was the fastest Christian has ever ever falled asleep.
It was a very successful day!
Already looking forward to what tomorrow has to bring!
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