Taylor's First Day of School

Poor Taylor had to wait one whole week before she could start school. The kindergartners have a delayed start time, so she was disappointed when Shelby started school without her. Finally, though it was her turn, and she was ready and excited. Since Shelby is on Track 1, we put Taylor in AM kindergarten. After taking Shelby to school at 8:00, we came home and fed the other kids and got Taylor ready for her day. Finally at 9 we headed out. Here is our BIG kindergartner. Really, where has the time gone? (If you look at her ankle, you'll see the billion bandaids we had to put on her because she got a little scratch. Silly girl.)


When we got to school, Taylor and I headed over to the special kindergarten playground that's fenced in and has doors directly to their classrooms. Taylor was a bit shy. I was hoping she'd warm up a bit since one of the girls from church was in her class, but she decided she was going to be shy.


After playing just a bit, she decided to come sit by me and wait.


Finally, the bell rang, and it was time. You can see how shy she was being. Her teacher is Mrs. Ericson, and I was extremely happy with her. Taylor is a very strong-willed and a very passionate child, and I sometimes worry about her when she's away from me. She's had young teachers at church who just could not handle her, but I really felt Mrs. Ericson was a good fit for Taylor (and so far so good).


When we got back to the car, it was weird to have only 2 kids with us. It felt empty!


A little after 12, we went and picked Taylor up. She had had a great day. She sat by Aspen and Ike and really enjoyed everything. She has been ready to go to school for a long time, and I'm so glad that she is enjoying it. I did get a bit teary-eyed, but am excited for her. Way to go our Big Girl!!