i honestly couldn't believe this day had come. it was one of the thoughts i had once my little emma came into the world: one day this little one will be off to school. but i never thought it would fly by this quickly. so while the hubs and i fretted and fussed over squeezing every last moment of emma time before d-day, emma on the other hand was literally counting down the days to when she'd be able to put on her uniform.
so we got the girls in bed early (as we have been for most of the summer) and before i knew it, it was 7am and emma was already awake! she did complain of a tummy ache (which i knew was nerves) but still managed to happily don her uniform, have breakfast, pack her backpack, freshen up and be out the door!
of course, there was no way olivia would leave the house without looking like her big sister, so we let her wear her dora backpack out (which by the way, deserves a post of its own, she's obsessed with dora..help!)
we hit every red light on the way to school..i think God's way of giving us just that extra minute of time to be with our little girl who's growin' up...hehe. we arrived and parked and being the neurotic mother that i am, i made her pose with this sign in direct sunlight..which took a few takes since she was squinting..lol, but there you go.
first arts and crafts project of kindergarten!
wanting to be just like big sis'
proud papa and emma...
proud mama and emma!
a successful first day! her first day was a 45 min class and the next day was a real first day..as parents were not allowed in. i unfortunately missed this day because i had to work..and i think its a bit of a blessing because i know i probably would have been a sobbing mess that needed to be picked up off the floor! but the hubs did say he got emotional and did his best to bite back tears.
so, in honor of starting school, the hubs and i decided we'd reward emma with a pet fish to call her own. she's talked on and off about wanting to own a dog (which is out of the question at the moment!) that we thought a fish would be the next best thing.
as soon as we got him in the bag, she started talking to him, telling him "not to worry, that he was safe" and that "he'd love his new home". she also chose the name stewart, so we have a fish named stewart. lol
here she is adding the rocks..
and some more rocks..pink ones for good measure..
we added a little plant and a life preserver..which stewart loves!
voila! fishy home!
welcome stewart! please don't die.
all in all, a fantastic day. i can say it til i'm blue in the face that time zoomed by so fast and that i can't believe we're already here, but i think more than anything i feel truly blessed that our first born daughter is growing and thriving in the crazy world we live in and that she gets to go to a really fantastic school. i know i will see great things from her and i look forward to all the many milestones we'll reach in this new chapter of her life!
