Well, we did it! Bella (and I) survived her first day of K-5!
We were so proud of her! Yesterday was her Sneak-a-Peek event where she got to meet her teacher and see her classroom, and it was very overwhelming for both of us! Actually meeting her teacher went just fine, but there were people everywhere in the building and a lot of information was being presented regarding carpool, procedures, and things parents needed to know for the first day of school.
With all of the chaos, Bella was refusing to get anywhere near a camera on Thursday. I gently told her that she didn't have to pose for anything that day, but I would definitely be taking pictures for her first day of school. I think giving her the day "off" prepared her a little for the "new mom going crazy"-amount of pictures she had to sit through on Friday. I was a little nervous, but she posed beautifully!
Here's our morning...
Backpacks all ready to go! (Evelyn's is actually just to hold diapers and wet wipes for church, but she loves being like her big sister!)
The most perfect picture ever. She posed sweetly. She smiled. She held her sign still. I was so thankful to get such a precious picture to document her first day of school!
Rocking her My Little Pony backpack from her Sappling friends! (Thanks, Whitney!) She got this as a present for her last birthday, and she still loves it. Bella pronounces it "pack-pack".
I know it's not about me, but how tired do I look in this picture?!? Evelyn climbed into bed with us last night, and didn't exactly fall back into a gentle slumber. With Steve and I traveling on different schedules lately, she's gotten into the habit of waking up and getting into bed with us for the rest of the night. Now that Steve and I are back in the same bed (and I'm feeling insanely huge!), it's a much tighter squeeze to try and go back to sleep with a squirming two-year old. Okay, back to Bella...yay for snuggling with Mommy!
Such a great picture with Daddy! Steve was so thankful that he was off work today and got to experience such a wonderful "first" with Bella.
She was very committed to the tilted head pose this morning!
Evelyn wanted to be in on the excitement!
Bella was really set on walking to school this morning, but it was crazy muggy, so we parked a little farther away and "walked" to school. She didn't seem to mind too badly that Mommy was a total wimp.
Showing Daddy her seat and new supplies.
Putting her backpack away (how cute is her little uniform?).
Bella's teacher, Miss Thornton. She seems like she'll be a really good match for Bella - she's kind, but she seems like she sets firm boundaries, which our beloved "free spirit" will definitely need this year!
Daddy was a softie and agreed to walk Bella home.
We do the "I love you" sign a lot in our house, so I drew on her snack bags for this coming week with little notes.
The coloring page that Bella brought home today from the story, The Kissing Hand. We read this book last night, so she loved hearing it in school today! Not sure why the colors don't line up, but Miss Thornton said Bella "has a mind of her own", so I'm not sure if her teacher changed the colors or if Bella just decided she liked her choices better.
And how did Evelyn survive today?
She looked at books in the teepee.
Got to have a Target date with Mommy and Daddy. (And chocolate milk!)
Experienced the drama of potty training.
And snacked on salad with Daddy. Basically, she survived! She kept asking us when Bella was coming back.
At the end of the day, it was a great experience! We prayed this morning with Bella that she would be brave and have a great day. She gave us a wonderful report and we got to pray again tonight and thank God for a good day!
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