This year we have a first grader and a preschooler!
Lucy's first day of school was on August 25th. She did great! I was a bit worried about the whole day thing but she didn't seem tired at all.
Later in the week she was a bit ornery but otherwise she adjusted wonderfully. She also had her first loose tooth on her first day of first grade. How cool is that?!
Sammy, Eliza, and I walked her to school and Spencer came out to see us and take a couple of pictures.
She was excited and got right in line. I had to ask her to get out of line and spend a few minutes with us! I'm so glad she loves school. :)
Sammy started preschool at Miss Margene's the following week, on Sept. 5th.
He was super nervous and super scared. To help him chill out a bit before we went in, I had him sit with me in the front seat and snuggle for a few minutes. I then tried to lighten the mood by pulling out my phone camera and trying to get him to smile.
I eventually got one out of him and we headed in.
It was actually really hard to leave him there. He kind of whimpered and want to cry but put on a brave face and let me go. That first day he didn't do anything but he was there and didn't cry.
It took a few days of school and countless pep talks, but he eventually started to participate.
Getting to pick out his very own TMNT backpack helped too! He also has friends from the neighborhood in his class, so that helps.
He loves preschool now. My whole goal with sending my kiddos to preschool is to help them get over their anxiety and shyness. I love watching him learn and grow.
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