Kindergarten

Last week was a week of endings and beginnings. I've been sad and anxious and excited and just a bunch of different emotions. I'm sad that the girls are growing up, but also excited for them that they are learning and growing and doing so well. It's like I want them to stay the same, but I also love watching them turn into the amazing little people they are becoming!

The girls had their last day of daycare last Wednesday. We've been at the same place since we moved to Downers Grove when they were 18 months old. They started out there as babies! I almost teared up listening to their teacher Ms. Mikayla tell me how much she was going to miss them. It's not that I'm going to miss them being in daycare really (especially not the cost!), but the fact that everything is changing for them makes me sad. They were in a good routine, loved their teachers and had great friends at daycare. Now, we're changing that all up on them and they have no choice but to go along with it.

Last Tuesday, the girls' elementary school had the supply drop-off and a popsicle social. It was crazy with tons of kids and parents running around. It was overwhelming for me, so I can't even imagine what the girls must have been thinking.

We found out the girls are in Team Gold with Miss Boehm to start off school. We will find out their actual teacher assignment later this week. The school likes to evaluate the kindergarteners before assigning classes, so they can balance out the classes.

Their first day in Kindergarten was last Thursday. We had their outfits all picked out and lunches packed. By the way, there are no hot lunches at their school, so we will be packing lunches every day. They do have some "fun lunches" on six Fridays during the semester that we can order food for them. So, that's at least a little break.

The girls seemed really excited for their first day of school. We walked over to school together and found our Team Gold line. Morgan thought we were just dropping her off and bolting, so she looked at us and waved bye and ran over to the line. I said "um, we're not leaving just yet kiddo". Another mom laughed. Avery was a little more hesitant and wanted us to stand by her in line for as long as possible.

The school had a "clap-in" this year where all the parents line the sidewalk and clap and cheer while the kids walk into school. I think it actually made it a little easier for the kids (and for me!).

I worried about the kids ALL day. Would they do ok eating lunch? Would they make any friends? Would they listen to the teacher? Would they make it to their after school program ok? What if they hate Kindergarten? What if someone was mean to them? Based on what they told me, they had a great day! They learned all kinds of new rules and got to meet the principal. :)

To celebrate making it through the day, we went out for some frozen yogurt!