Grace's First Day of School

I can't believe that my baby girl is now a Kindergartner. Ugh!!! I know this is something that we all have to go through and I remember going to school on the first day and having my mom follow us around with the camera to capture the moments, now I am in her shoes and I can TOTALLY understand how she felt watching her babies go to school.

So, enough of this, let's go back to Grace's first day...It started off with me trying to wake Grace up...She is so much like her momma and LOVES to sleep, so when her buddy Shane called to talk to Grace, it was a perfect way of getting her up.

Here is a picture of her talking to Shane:

Then it was off to get dress and breakfast, blueberry waffles...Yum!!! After breakfast we got her lunch from the fridge, backpack on and headed to the van to take her to school. When we got to school it was like she didn't need me anymore and was ready for this new chapter in her life, whether or not mommy was ready for it. She did pose for me in front of the building and at her desk.

Grace ready to go in her school Grace at her desk.After some hugs and kisses, Izabelle and I headed to Memaw's to keep ourselves busy. So we helped pick some beans, played with Brynnlee, then we realized that it was close to 1st recess, so we all hopped on the golf cart and rode up to the playground. We had sometime to spare so we talked with Greta at her work, then headed back out to check to see if it was time for them to come out. Before we knew it all the kids came rushing out of the school ready to PLAY. It took us a while to find Grace, but once we did, I kind of got teary eyed watching her play with new and old friends. We totally felt like little spies and Grace didn't believe me when I told her that we saw her playing at recess. Then I had to show her this.

After this we went back to Memaw's and Izabelle and I headed to town for lunch and to get my van fix (a story for another time, let's just say it involved a speed limit sign and my mirror). So, we ended up not getting the mirror fixed because the new one needed to be painted. Izabelle and I headed to get groceries and then headed home. After Izabelle's nap it was time to drive up the drive to pick Grace up.

Here's Izabelle eating an apple and waiting:

I love her facial expressions
CHEESE!!! Here is Grace coming off the bus

I asked her how her day went and she said "It was fun, just like Daddy said it would be". The rest of the afternoon and evening she rested and talked with family about how her first day at school went. After about the 3rd phone call she asked "Why do they keep asking me that?". I told her that we were all excited for her and wanted to know how everything went. She likes school and hopefully continue to like school throughout the years, but only time will tell.

Some details from her big day:

• She met a new girl in her class that sits right in front of her, says they are best friends but doesn't remember her name.
• She saw some of her friends in 1st grade
• She saw some of her friends that are her age, but didn't get to play with all of them
• She pointed out to me that I forgot to pack a spoon for her pudding but that was okay because she got one there.
• She colored a picture of a bus
• She had 3 recesses

Hearing all of the excitement coming out of her and knowing that she was okay really put my nerves at ease. Now, I just hope that she gets on the right bus and gets off at the right place because she is going to Treva's today after school.

But I can't wait to hear all of what went on today.

Until Next Time...

God Bless

Jess