School Dazes

The years have caught up to us and we officially have a child in the public school system. Gone are the days of play dates and naps for our eldest.

HELLO to some ME TIME!

Well...okay...maybe some time with a few more options during nap time.

Wearing our "magic school bus" ticket. Grown ups are too big to get one ;)

In our city, they provide a public pre-k program that also includes busing. Depending on where you live will determine if you have morning or afternoon session. We lucked out and got the afternoon, so at least there is one more year until she'll have to wake up and head on the bus each morning.

Waiting for the bus takes patience

Hard to believe my kid gets a locker! I didn't have one until high school and it was a third of the size of hers.

On her first day, the parents get to join their child for the first hour and then leave to go to an informational parent meeting. This was the only time which there was a little hesitation to let us leave her. Parents are not allowed to ride the bus, so it wasn't like this was the first time on her own. But after an extra hug from daddy, the teacher aids quickly swooped in and redirected her attention.

Matt finds it hard to believe he is old enough to have a child in school.

I find it hard to believe they will only take her for 2.5 hours! I was just as much ready as she was to have her start. She is ready and excited after only the first day while informing me they played a matching game and balloon pop one.

We've had 3 days so far and she is just as excited to get on the bus each time. Then there is much excitement when she see's me getting off in the afternoon. Nolan is still adjusting to the switch, as he has about 1.5 hours time of being on his own before nap time. Eliza though, is a bit upset that she doesn't have her quiet time sans brother when returning home.

"Nolan needs to go in his room now"