First Day of Pre-School

Sienna,
We have been waiting for this day to come for a long time. When you started potty training, your motivating factor was you could go to school once complete. We also promised once you turned 3, you would start school. The day you turned 3, you were sure to hold us to our word. More than anything you wanted to ride the big yellow bus. Lucky for us you still wanted to go even after learning the bus had to wait a few more years.

After looking into many different school options, we finally settled on school full day, 5 days a week. Even though you were very excited, I was nervous. Very nervous. I was afraid you wouldn't want us to leave, you'd miss Bita and friends, you wouldn't make new friends, etc. All those silly Mom worries. We talked a lot about school before your first day. You got to visit it once and buy a new backpack. We had promised both Mom & Dad would drop you off the first day and we'd all pick you up to go out for dinner after to celebrate. There was a lot of anticipation. I knew you were excited, but also a little scared. The day before your first day you were acting very strangely. At first we thought it was nerves, but it turns out you were sick - with tonsillitis! As I learned early on in this whole parenting thing, plans never go the way you expect them too. You had to miss your first 2 days of school and your Dad had to go out of town and miss your first day.

The morning of your first day, you woke up and cried that you didn't want to go to school. As you woke up more you decided you were ready and very excited. We Skyped with Daddy while you ate breakfast and he pumped you up. We dropped Kensi off first and you ran around Bita's house telling (maybe yelling) everyone that you were going to school. When we got there, you marched right in like you owned the place. You put everything in your cubby and ran into your class room. You hardly even looked up to wave goodbye to me.

You are so proud every day to show us your worksheets from class and want to hang them all on the fridge. Your teacher told us that you are very outgoing and a sweet kid. You are already becoming a leader in the classroom. We are both so proud of you for taking another step in the big girl world!