Well today was the first official day of Kindergarten. Everyone was up pretty early and excited for the day. Noni got Erin a pretty dress to wear on her first day and she couldn't wait to put it on (I did make her wait until after breakfast though). She also let me pull her bangs back off her face so she could see for the rest of the day.
Erin was really excited about taking the bus to school. We headed out about 7:45 to wait for the bus (doesn't come to the house, we have to drive to the bus stop). We were told the bus would arrive between 7:45 and 8:00 AM. So, she threw her new blue/froggie backpack on her back and stood there like such a big girl waiting for the bus. As big as she could feel with mommy and little bro standing right next to her. We could see several other groups of kids standing along the street. When she first spotted the bus she got sooooo excited. That was pretty quickly squashed when it drove right by the stop. Our house is not far from the school so several buses from different routes passed the house, none of them stopping for Erin.
By 8:15 I decided that we'd either missed the bus or something had gone wrong. Rather than have her being late for school the first day, I tossed the kids in the car and drove the 3 extra minutes to the school. I got to the drop-off zone where a staff member was waiting to walk her into the school. She was so excited. She went right with him, gave a little wave over her shoulder and that was that. Mommy had to pull the car through the drop off and didn't even get to see her go inside.
While she was at school mommy got the bus issue worked out so she could ride the bus home. All reports are that she had a great first day. She apparently got a sticker for being a good listener. They read some stories, had calendar time, sang some songs, spent some free time exploring the room and even had "quiet rest time" with some books. She remembers a few names of people (mostly boys) that she interacted with in class. It looks at least from today that she's going to really enjoy school.
She did get to ride the bus home. Jeffrey and I were there to pick her up from the bus stop - and glad we did because she would have ridden right past it. I'll have to make sure she gets off for a few days I think. We're aiming to catch the bus tomorrow morning so the bus driver gets a little more acquainted with Erin, and she with the driver.
So we're all breathing a big sigh of relief that the day went as well as it did. I'm glad she's making some friends and starting such a new and exciting part of her life. Even if it does mean she's growing up too fast.
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