First Day of Kindergarten

She got ready the night before and had all her clothes laid out, her backpack packed. She bounded out of bed in the morning and made her bed - without being asked!  And got ready like the big kid she is.  What an exciting day for her.  Ron decided to go to work later in the morning so her could join us on her first day.

  The elementary kids start school at a ridiculous hour which will prove to be a little harder to wake up.  She has to be at school at 7:30-7:40 and is release at 2:45.  What an exceptionally long day for the little ones!  What ever happened to half day kinder???

 I'm sure it was overwhelming for her, but she's so great at adapting to new things, you could feel the excitement oozing from her.   Nothing really scares her or makes her not willing to jump into things head first.  Yes, she's scared of not knowing what to expect, but where some may hide or back away from the fear, Ella runs at it full speed.  THe fear of the unknown doesn't scare her, it invigorates and excites her.  I love that about her and it's one of her strongest qualities.  I hope she doesn't ever loose that!

Picking her up after school and she's still beaming!  I think it's safe to say kindergarten is a huge success.  She even got some play time with a former pre-school classmate, Alexia.  They aren't in the same kindergarten class but it's nice that they see each other at lunch and recess.