Yesterday morning was Layla's first official day of pre-school. She is going to NeHi Academy and is in Mrs. Nelson's 3-year-old class. This makes her the oldest kid in the class. She is also the only kid in the class with food allergies--booooooo. :( Ah, well, I guess we get to be "that family" to the rest of the parents (who have to take turns bringing snacks, etc).
She has been talking about school for MONTHS now. I just had a gut feeling she was going to love it, have no separation issues, etc, despite the fact that she has always needed me way more than Finn ever has. I was right. She loved it. :) On the first day the parents go with the kids. We went in, played for a while, and then left to do paperwork, etc, while the kids stayed with their teachers. Layla was totally fine. She was so excited when I got back, showing me the sand table, the picture she had done, etc. I think it's going to be a good year! The only thing I'm not looking forward to is the idea of drop-off and pick-up twice a week. The idea of having some time ALONE with Finn is fun too...we shall see what we make of those Mommy-Son dates!
This is the tree in our front yard, and our dead grass. :) I *could* have taken her picture with her backpack on, but let's face it, they really don't use it for much in pre-school. And, I could have taken the picture with a sign saying "Layla's first day of preschool"...but then I got to thinking about future me. Future me is thanking present me for not having to do that one other step on top of remembering to take a picture on the first day of school. ;) You're welcome, future me. Anything I can do to ease your future loads!!
This is one of her most favorite dresses in the whole wide world. And the shoes too--the shoes are not my fave for sure, but BOY does Layla love them. They have diamonds. Duh! Of course they would be a favorite!
So here she is. My big girl. Age 3, in school, and soon to be 4 in a few short weeks! Dang, now I have to come up with some sort of non-edible prize to give out with her birthday at pre-school. That kind of stuff is SO not my cup of tea. She'll LOVE it. ;)
This video was taken in the parking lot of the school...
Some videos from inside the school. I tried to not take too many and be "THAT MOM," but everyone else was doing it too, so I didn't feel quite as bad... :)
