Hip Hip Hooray for Preschool!

Today was Grace's first day of the 4/5 preschool program at St. Ben's, and, WOW, was she pumped!  Ever since Olivia started school, Grace has been asking at bedtime...is tomorrow a school day, a daycare day, or a stay-at-home day, and when the answer hasn't been school, she's been so bummed.  So, needless to say, last night, she went to bed excited, and she was just as thrilled this morning that school was finally here!

This morning, Grace chose to wear her new shorts from Aunt Tara and wanted her hair in a braid so that it looked nice.  While I was doing her hair, she did tell me she might get a little nervous when she got to school.  Nervous is her new word, so I wasn't sure if she was serious or not, so we talked about her friends that she remembered from last year, and she was excited to see them and to see Livy at school too.

Brian said Grace got a little shy at drop off and that he had to go down into the room with her, but once the teachers got her distracted, all was well.  And, when Brian picked her up at 3:00, Grace was flying high!  She said it was awesome....they got 3 recesses, 2 snacks, and she took a nap for only 6 minutes!  She said she wanted to go back every day and never go to daycare!

I was gone this evening, so I haven't actually gotten to talk with Grace yet, but I certainly look forward to getting more details from her!  Overall, I'm so glad it was a fantastic first day for Grace, and I'm very thankful that she has such wonderful teachers who know how to make school a positive experience for kids.

And, finally, to make the day even more memorable, Grace started to learn how to ride without training wheels tonight, too!  The growth of independence is both wonderful and bittersweet.  :)