Lizzie had her very first day of school ever this last Tuesday. It's just preschool, two days a week, but it's still a super big deal to all of us. This is my very last year hanging out at home during the day with her before full time school starts for the rest of her childhood life, so Ben and I didn't want her gone all 5 days a week or really even 3 days and Ben and I were super picky and adamant that the school was play based with no heavy curriculum... she's only four and just a little kid... they need to play, it's how they learn. We found a great place through her school district, so she goes to an actual elementary school with tons of kids around (there's only 18 in her class with 3 teachers though), and it starts a half an hour after the elementary school starts so we can ease into the getting up early thing... my family's not very good at that (Lizzie's the the only early riser and she's not even up that early, but the rest of us including Abby would be in bed until 10am if the world would let us). It's the perfect warm-up for the real thing next year. Did I mention Lizzie completely and totally, absolutely loves it?! :)
Here we go... by the way, it's way too bright at 8:15 in the morning.
Playing in the houses outside her classroom. They have their very own playground separate from the elementary school full of all kinds of fun stuff.
Inside her class posing for a cheesy picture... see not one of us are really awake this early...
After school walking back to the car... Abby was so excited to see her sister. She was going around the whole house looking for her that morning! She's way over that now though... I don't think she even bother with it this morning. I think she kind of likes being all by herself for a little bit. I know I do!
Lizzie had her very first day of school ever this last Tuesday. It's just preschool, two days a week, but it's still a super big deal to all of us. This is my very last year hanging out at home during the day with her before full time school starts for the rest of her childhood life, so Ben and I didn't want her gone all 5 days a week or really even 3 days and Ben and I were super picky and adamant that the school was play based with no heavy curriculum... she's only four and just a little kid... they need to play, it's how they learn. We found a great place through her school district, so she goes to an actual elementary school with tons of kids around (there's only 18 in her class with 3 teachers though), and it starts a half an hour after the elementary school starts so we can ease into the getting up early thing... my family's not very good at that (Lizzie's the the only early riser and she's not even up that early, but the rest of us including Abby would be in bed until 10am if the world would let us). It's the perfect warm-up for the real thing next year. Did I mention Lizzie completely and totally, absolutely loves it?! :)
Here we go... by the way, it's way too bright at 8:15 in the morning.
Playing in the houses outside her classroom. They have their very own playground separate from the elementary school full of all kinds of fun stuff.
Inside her class posing for a cheesy picture... see not one of us are really awake this early...
After school walking back to the car... Abby was so excited to see her sister. She was going around the whole house looking for her that morning! She's way over that now though... I don't think she even bother with it this morning. I think she kind of likes being all by herself for a little bit. I know I do!
