First Day of School

Today was Elizabeth's first day of Kindergarten!!! She has been excited and counting down the days. (As have I.) We went to the beach for one last time yesterday, and realized that I had been told the wrong date for the first day of school! I thought she started on Wed, but it was actually Tuesday. We raced home from the beach and hurried to get everything done for the next day. This included a quick haircut (which turned out super cute) and getting her dress ironed. (Did I mention it's the one my mom made for my first day of Kindergarten?!?!) We attempted to have a "Stranger Danger" talk for our FHE. But with the stress of Kindergarten and so much unknown about it, we ended up traumatizing Lizzie. So we cut it short and sent everyone to bed.
To help the morning pass, we went to storytime at the library. We came home, ate a quick lunch and got ready. We got to the school a bit early, but that was okay. We recognized a couple kids from preschool and it was nice to have some familiar faces. We were all waiting outside the classroom and the teacher called the kids one by one to get their name tag. As he started, Lizzie began her goodbyes: "Goodbye Rachel. Goodbye Mimi. (hug) Don't worry, I'll be back home soon." It was amusing. We got her name tag and then got to do a little "scavenger hunt" through the classroom. We found the bathrooms, drinking fountain, the home center and blocks, and her name on the activity board. Then she got to write her name on the paper, sit on the carpet and say goodbye to mom. It was a great way to transition into the classroom. She sat down on the carpet and said, "See ya later Mom!"
I think she had a fun day. She said they got to watch a video about caterpillars and learned what to do if you have a "brainstorm" and can't think anymore: you take a deep breath through your mouth and let it out slowly through your nose three times. (I'll have to remember that.) She had a cute crown and was excited to go back tomorrow. There were still some meltdowns at home this afternoon as she decompressed, but that was to be expected. Now I have to make sure I get all my homework done tonight!!!


*****After reading some of the comments, I went hunting for my first day of school pictures! This actually isn't the first day of school, this is my kindergarten picture and I was wearing the first day of school dress. It looks kinda yellow b/c I had to take a picture of it with my camera and upload it to the computer. (Someone I'm married to, who will remain nameless, threw away my scanner!)