Second Day & Traffic

 Second Day of School. It was much easier for me the second day, but still hard. I get to walk her into the school the first three days and then after than she will be dropped off at the door. It made my heart happy that she wanted to hold hands all the way to her class. I know I'll forever remember this moment.

This day I went in the classroom with her, but I just stepped back & watched her put away all her things. When did she get so grown up? 

She was so excited to introduce me to her friends she made on the first day. We said our goodbyes & NO tears from me! I was very proud of myself. I had a busy morning of errands, but at one point during them I had a tear roll down my face. (I know. I'm a drama queen.) I'm so use to having to drag her along with me for every little thing & I'm not use to the quiet. I'm sure eventually I'll be embracing the peace, but this morning I was a little sad. (So of course that meant I went to Target & spent way too much money!) 

Tuesdays will probably be a little crazy for us. I got to the car rider line 40 mins early and I was the 10th car in line. Crazy. I know. I'm using this time to catch up on some reading. I have a book club meeting next week & it was a good excuse to start reading the book! 

We have ballet scheduled for Tuesdays right after school and I'm not sure if we are going to be able to keep her in it. We completely missed the class because of traffic. I'm going to try going a different route next week & also just hope that she gets bumped from the wait list for a later class. Addison was pretty bummed about not making it to class and it stinks she missed the first one. We took a "first day" of ballet picture anyways & hopefully we can actually make it to the class next week! 

Thankfully so far, packing lunch has been pretty easy. We had Hawaiian Pulled Pork for dinner & she requested it in her lunch. My favorite bento supplies has definitely been the baran. They are so cute, add a little fun, & help separate the food. 

Cameran has been working late the past two days and has been getting home right when its time for her to be in bed. Normally, I would just keep her up so they can hang out for a bit, but since she has to wake up so much earlier its been hard. He manage to make it home right in time for bedtime story.

First Day of Kindergarten

The time has finally come for my sweet girl to start Kindergarten. I cannot believe that it is already here. Honestly, I have been very emotional about this chapter starting in our lives. Not only is she my only baby, but she hasn't been in preschool or even any Mother's Day Out programs. This will be her first "school" experience and also the first time I hand her off to someone else. It will be a big change for us and as it breaks my heart a bit, I know that we will be just fine.

I've been saving this book for almost a year now. Addison's fairy brought it to her Sunday morning so that we could read it together that night. She was so excited and I'm glad that we had a few extra special moments before bed that night.

THE BIG DAY! 

Cameran went into work late this morning so he can come walk her in with me. It did throw off our usual morning schedule of getting dressed & out the door, but we made it there in plenty of time. Addison woke up to snapchats from my parents, a text from Peaches, and facetime call from Uncle Wee Wee. She loved that everyone was thinking about her & wishing her a great first day. This girl is SO loved.

My sister was starting her first day of Senior Year the same day & we kept talking about how cool it would be to somehow get a First Day of School picture with the two of them. Since they live about an hour away, it wasn't really possible to do it in the morning before school starts, so we had a practice First Day of School pictures on Saturday. I love that we did this.

Addison has been so excited for school to start and has been counting down the days every morning. She wanted to hold hands as we walked into the school, but when got to her classroom, she went right in. I'm so proud of how big and brave she was. I teared up a little bit as we said our goodbyes, but thankfully I made it home before the crying began.

I was anxious most of the day & kept checking the schedule to see what she was doing at that moment. I'm so glad I have sweet friends who called and messaged me! Thank you all for thinking of me! <3 Time went by much faster than I thought it would & I was so thankful. I couldn't wait to hear about her day. Sidenote: I'm super impressed by the efficiency and ease of the car rider pickup line. It was a breeze!

When she jumped in the car, she squeezed my arm, gave me a kiss, and said "Mommy can we watch Beauty & The Beast & snuggle on the couch?" It made me laugh and smile that that was the first thing she said. She also said she had a great day & was excited for tomorrow.

The rest of the afternoon was filled with lots of chatter about her day and school and of course lots of phone calls from everyone wanting to hear about her day. It was a rainy day so they stayed inside for recess and learned some dances with songs and she kept singing it the rest of the night.

We survived. I'm so thankful she loves school so far & I hope that it continues to be that way. Can't wait to hear about her day today!