This morning both girls very happily started preschool at TotSpot preschool. The preschool is less than a mile from the house and when the weather is cooler definitely within walking distance. This is Zoe's second year in preschool and Sophie's first.
When preschool ended in May Zoe asked me for probably the first 3 to 4 weeks when she was going to preschool. She had such a good time last year in with her teacher Ms. Nelay and Ms. Kristen. I started talking about her starting preschool again a couple of weeks ago to get her excited for the change coming. When I told her she was getting a new teacher, Ms. Gretchen, she wasn't too sure about that. At first she said she would not like her, but then when we met her last week at "Meet the teacher" night she changed her mind. This morning she kept asking when we were leaving to go to preschool. She told me this morning that she liked Ms. Gretchen and that she was pretty. When I took her to class and she saw her teacher there was no 'bye mom" - she took off running and gave her new teacher a big hug! Even though it would be nice to feel a little missed I wouldn't change her independence and excitement.
We had originally planned to start Sophie in January when she will be 2 1/2 like Zoe was when she started. Long story short we decided a month ago to check on the possibility of getting her in in January and put her on the waiting list. At that point and she was #7. I really hadn't expected her to even get in for this school year. We got a call last week that they had an opening for her so we decided to go ahead and start her now since there is no guarantee that there will be an opening in January. She was so excited this morning to carry her backpack into the school and walked into the classroom also without even a "bye mom" or a glance back. I was actually very happy she did that well since she has been more attached to me than Zoe ever has. She did great in the class and was pretty happy to see me when I picked her up. Zoe has been very excited for Sophie because she gets to have Ms. Nelay for her teacher this year. I think it will be a great year of learning and socializing for her.
What to do with my mornings on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Oh, the list is so long but hopefully by the end of the school year it will be shorter.
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