First Day of School

School started this week! Abby started half day Kindergarten and Ella started three year old preschool two days a week. The girls have been excitedly anticipating the first day of school for weeks. The excitement was so real in our house that Abby woke me three times the night before to ask me how many more hours until school. She couldn't fall back to sleep for two hours and wanted to chat at 2 am about what kinds of things I thought she would do on her first day of school.  

As Ella prepared for her first day of school, she asked Abby often about what school was going to be like. Even if it was just Abby repeating the daily routine to her one more time, Ella sat and listened with her full attention. Some of my favorite moments were hearing Ella ask Abby for reassurance, "Abby, I might not remember everything. What if I don't remember what to do? Will my teacher tell me? What if I forget?" 

Despite all of the unknowns, Ella never seemed nervous. She was more ready and confident than ever! Ella wasn't sad that we were leaving her at school, she wanted to know why she had to leave school so soon and asked to stay longer. (Her first day was a 20 minute visit with parents and the second day was an hour and a half dropoff.)

Abby was excited to find her friend Raina at drop off the first morning. Not only are they in the same class this year, but they are even at the same table! I have a feeling these sweet little dance buddies are quickly becoming good friends.

The girls and I toured Abby's classroom the day before school started when we dropped off her school supplies, so Abby was proud to show her daddy around the new classroom for his first time.

Her first cubby!

+Ella found her name on the door of her classroom!

putting away her supplies

finding her hook with Mrs. Michaud

making a craft with her teachers

Though back to school week was full of lots of excitement and fun in our house, it still meant a new early morning schedule that we all needed to start adjusting to. We were TIRED by the end of the week.  Our girls aren't even going to a full day of school yet and by Friday night we were understanding the true relief of the phrase we loved as kids, but were claiming for the first time as parents, T.G.I.F. (Thank God it's Friday). On Friday afternoon, the girls sat at the dining room table and played Legos while I enjoyed a blissful moment of fall cliche: reading one of my favorite months of Food Network magazine, while enjoying my first (homemade) Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season.

Here's to a new school year and all the ways our girls will grow and learn!