First Day of School!!

Rise and shine! It's time for SCHOOL!

Getting Dressed

Packing up her lunch box.

Looking adorable in her back-to-school ensemble.

SOOOO excited!!!

I had tried to prepare her and let her know ahead of time that I wasn't going to be staying in the classroom but that didn't help. During orientation, her teacher told us the best thing for both of us was to sign her in, kiss and hug goodbye and then WALK AWAY AND DON'T LOOK BACK.

Picking out a special spot to hang her lunch box.

Not so excited anymore. Whaddaya mean you're leaving me here, Mommy?!

Lauren seemed fine at first, she even picked out a special hook on the wall to hang her lunchbox. She was looking around the classroom , pointing at things she was going to play with. I was hopeful that the drop-off would go smoothly. But then it happened...another classmate started to cry. Lauren followed suit and started crying too. HARD! She reached her arms out to me and begged me not to leave. Her teacher swooped right in, picked her up in her arms and carried her over to the art table with the other kids. I did what her teacher said and walked away. I had tears in my eyes by the time I got to the car..luckily my sister was there and she helped by making fun of me and I ended up laughing at myself rather than bawling in the car.

At pickup time, Lauren was sitting in a circle with the other kids, looking happy and relaxed. As soon as she saw me she jumped up, gave her teacher a high five, and ran to me. She was so happy to see me she started crying again and was quiet all the way home.

Telling Daddy all about her first day of school.

First day art project