First Day of School!!!

Today was Madelyn's first day of school! Okay, it is really Mother's Day Out, and she is only going once a week, but for the three of us, it was a really big deal:) We went to Open House on Sunday night to meet the teachers, and then over the past two days, we have been talking about school and how next time she was going to stay with the teachers by herself. Clint went with me to drop her off this morning (because he couldn't make the open house), and she did fantastic. She immediately started playing while I talked to the teacher for a minute. When I went to tell her bye, she gave me a huge hug and kiss, turned to Clint and did the same, told us bye, then went off to play! I was so impressed!!

Here she is at home before school...yes, she wanted to wear the tu-tu to school...didn't bother me one bit :)

her backpack...

She was very excited about her new lunchbox...

off to school...with a full mouth

I noticed on the newsletter that each child was supposed to bring in a small poster with pics of themselves and their families, so after Madelyn went to bed last night, this is what I ended up with. I showed it to her this morning, and she was excited!

When I picked her up this afternoon, they told me she had a great day! She did not take a nap, but that is what I expected. She normally takes a nap closer to pick-up time than nap-time at school. They did say she stayed on her nap mat...and talked...imagine that! By the way, she also has an adorable pink monkey nap mat with her name on it!