The mythical first day of Kindergarten has come and gone. It went pretty much as expected. Madison was excited (with a smidge of trepidation), as Daddy gave her a blessing before we (both girls and I) headed off for the 4-block walk to school. The weather was beautiful, and I was so glad I walked instead of lazily taking the car. We got there a couple minutes early and waited outside until the teachers opened the doors for the kids to enter (the kindergarten classroom doors lead directly outside, which brilliantly avoids little ones from having to navigate a large school to find their classroom). The second she walked into that door, I let out all the feelings I'd been hiding from her over the last couple weeks and cried half the way home. It wasn't all bad cry: it was a mix of sadness, hope, loss and pride. By the time I was home, I felt great, and the pride had won over the other emotions. Beyond being worried about what words she'll bring home, or how her classmates will treat her, I'm proud of my daughter's abilities and all that she has to bring to her new friends. We love you, Madison!Wednesday, September 3, 2008
First Day of School!
The mythical first day of Kindergarten has come and gone. It went pretty much as expected. Madison was excited (with a smidge of trepidation), as Daddy gave her a blessing before we (both girls and I) headed off for the 4-block walk to school. The weather was beautiful, and I was so glad I walked instead of lazily taking the car. We got there a couple minutes early and waited outside until the teachers opened the doors for the kids to enter (the kindergarten classroom doors lead directly outside, which brilliantly avoids little ones from having to navigate a large school to find their classroom). The second she walked into that door, I let out all the feelings I'd been hiding from her over the last couple weeks and cried half the way home. It wasn't all bad cry: it was a mix of sadness, hope, loss and pride. By the time I was home, I felt great, and the pride had won over the other emotions. Beyond being worried about what words she'll bring home, or how her classmates will treat her, I'm proud of my daughter's abilities and all that she has to bring to her new friends. We love you, Madison!
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How cute is that? You guys have a beautiful family. Quite the milestone. She'll be dating and in high school before you know it. JR needs to start cleaning that shotgun.
She's so big! I love her hair! I'm glad she (and you) survived her first big day!
Hey Nicki, I finally found you guys on the blog-Yeah. madison is so beautiful you must be very proud. The first day of Kinder. is always a mix of emmotions. I thought it was bad with the first but I think it will be worse with the last. Looks like you guys had a great summer
She's such a pretty little girl!! So, are these the "Maddie approved" clothing items? I'm happy to watch Chloe anytime you want to help at school!!
Yea for Maddy! How exciting! Nikki, I need your address again! Thank you so much for helping us out that day. We almost got that house near you but found something else. We want to have your family over for dinner soon. Thanks again! Good luck being a mom with kids in school!
That is so cool! I am looking at the schools in our area for Carline next year, Pre-k. I am leaning toward a charter school and need to go check it out.
She's beautiful. I can relate to those tearful first days of school. By the time Isaac goes to kindergarten I'll probably be saying "good riddance"!
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