School-aged Kids and Ballerinas

Today was a day of firsts. For Abigail, it was her first day of kindergarten. For Elijah, it was his first time having a sibling at school with him. For Lizzie, it was her first day where it was just her and me. For me, it was the first time in a long time that I have only had one baby to tote around! For Matt? Well, I guess it was his first day in a while where I didn't call him at work for some reason. ;-)

This morning went so well. I got up in time, we got the kids ready, I packed their lunches, I took more pictures...

...and off we went to the school. Abigail was so excited...it was finally her turn to be going to school! She was a little ball of energy. 

We took a couple more pictures, gave them hugs, and off they went! I watched her go over, jump around her teacher and was just loving the moment. I was so happy for her and that it had gone so well.

Well, I guess I lingered too long, enjoying the moment. Because she looked back. I gave her a little wave, but that was it. She started crying. And when I left quickly, it escalated to screaming. I could her it through the van as I drove past the them. I turned around out of sight and drove back, snuck up, and made eye-contact with her teacher, who gave me the thumbs up and said, "we're good!" in spite of the little 3-year-old figure laying back, spread-eagle on the ground. I asked Elijah's teacher to get Elijah to go over and say hi to her, and off I went, trusting that she'd stop crying quickly.

One second, Lizzie wants to type.

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Ok, I'm back. It turned out that my worries were for naught, and Abby had a great day. There were some instances where she had to keep her hands to herself, but all in all, good.

That makes me so happy!

After school we had to go get Abigail's dance clothes. It was just about the most adorable thing ever. Elijah had a grand time dancing around, hiding in the change room and pretending to work there. Abigail? Well, you should have seen that girl curtsy, twirl, and stomp. She got ballet shoes and tap shoes, as they do both until they're 8, so she had a lot of fun in the tap shoes, and pointing her toes in the ballet shoes. I loved every second of it.

We've had a great day over here. We're tired, but happy.



What has made you happy today?