1st Day of Kindergarten

Well, despite how badly I wanted to put today off, Kayla's 1st day of Kindergarten was here. Kayla was so excited for school today which made the whole process so much easier. We got pumped up for her 1st day last night when we read, "The Night Before Kindergarten". I even got teary just reading parts of the book-get it together mommy! While Kayla was sleeping, we decorated her bathroom and hung up a special banner for her to see in the morning. When we went to go wake her up this morning (so very early), she jumped out of bed and said, "Today I go to Kindergarten!". She was happy the entire morning. We met grandma and grandpa at the school so they could see Kayla and take some pictures. We also made a point to meet with Lexi and her family to take pictures as well. It was so sweet to see our little girls all excited and getting ready to start school (tear). We always thought it would be so cute if they went to the same school and, even though they are not in the same class, it will be fun to experience these special times together. After taking a few pictures we headed off to the playground so Kayla could play for a few minutes before the bell rang. It was nice to see her run off and start playing like such a big girl. When it was time to line up, it really hit me and I started getting very sad. Today was a bittersweet day. So proud and excited for Kayla but, yet, sad. Kayla gave us good-bye hugs and kisses and she was off to start her day. Needless to say, I was wondering how Kayla's day was going throughout the morning. What were they doing? I decided that it wouldn't be too crazy if I drove by the school, after I taught preschool, to see if just maybe they were outside and I could see her. No such luck. No one was on the playground. Come to find out, when I called Alaina to see how she was doing, she had already been by the school herself. Lol! Crazy mommies! We were so anxious to pick Kayla up from school and hear all about her day. She looked a little tired when we picked her up but that did not last long. She talked and talked and told stories and more stories about her day. In a nutshell, she loved it! When she came home we took her up to her room so she could see her special surprise. Kayla got her very own desk to do homework at and a new game for her Leapster. She was very excited and wanted to start doing "work" right away. Lol. We wrapped up the day by having my family and Eric's mom over for dinner so Kayla could tell the family all about her day. Overall, I would say today was an emotional and busy, yet great day!!