First Day of School

Campbell had her first day of preschool today. Weird to think it's her first ever day of school - she'll be going to school for at least another what....17 years?

She has been talking all summer about going to her "speaking Spanish preschool" (it's a preschool where the goal is by the end of the year to be teaching the class half in English & the other half in Spanish) but today she seemed pretty subdued about it. I, on the other hand, was really excited about it and kind of stressed - I'll admit. The only thing she was concerned about this morning was what type of snack they were going to have. And last night before bed, she asked me what they were going to do at school, so I ran though all the things...play outside, eat snack, sing songs, do art, meet new friends, etc.

Drop off went great for Campbell. She took off her jacket & backpack and hung them up by herself & then ran into her room and started playing. I don't know if she even noticed when I gave her a hug and kiss and said good-bye. Drop off for Mom was a bit sad, I did cry when calling Gabe to tell him how it well it went. I was proud of her for being so grown up, but at the same time I felt weird leaving my baby there - should I just wait in the parking lot in case she needs me? :)

Campbell had a good first day. When they let the kids out of the classroom, Campbell ran by me (with my arms open for a hug) and went to get her back pack and put it on. She showed us her art and told us she had snack and played. She told us she learned the Spanish words "rojo" (red) & "abeja" (bee) "and there were a lot of other words I didn't know." I explained that is what school is all about, learning new things & how it takes time to learn new things. She then said "I didn't learn any new English."

We'll do it again on Thursday!

On the way to school

After I took many pictures of Campbell, she asked me if she could take my picture. I think that's a polite way of saying, "Enough pictures, Ma!"

All ready!

After school Campbell got a picture with Miss Lacey.

And her other teacher, Miss Melissa.

Showing Daddy her artwork.

We picked up a special treat on the way home to celebrate a successful first day.

Art from the first day...at this rate we're going to have A LOT of art!