Preschool!

I wish I had a dollar for every moment, event or happy little occasion that I intend to write about on the blog. Lots of them never make it but right now some of the items on my mental list of topics are our visit to Ohio and the Columbus Zoo, the girls riding Champ, an end of season update on our garden, and the list goes on. But with the schedules we keep, fitting in time to can be a challenge. For now, this is a BIG milestone that had to make it to the blog. As in, Abigail has been looking forward to it and asking when it would be for OVER a year. Which, is a long time when you're 4 or 5 years old!

This week Abigail began Pre-K on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, from 8-11. Hannah is in the 2's class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Leading up to the big first day, we had a parents meeting that featured an hour of talking from the preschool director. Andy said that she clearly spends too much time with preschoolers, since she gave very basic instructions. On everything! One week later was an open house or "Meet the Teacher" night when the girls got to see their classrooms for the first time, and meet a few other kids in their class. Happily, Abigail already knows several of the other children in her class and her overwhelming excitement has not faded one bit! When asked whether she likes preschool she replies simply, "Love it. It is SO much fun!" Hannah had a moment of sadness at dropoff on the first day, but on day two when Abigail stayed and she didn't, Hannah was bummed. So on Thursday, Polk said she marched in the door, holding nothing back! Hannah has made a couple of friends that she talks about, Sammie and Hailey. We don't think they're imaginary.

The girls are learning, singing, praying and playing outside and in their classrooms. I would absolutely love to be a fly on the wall to see what goes on there! From what they tell me, it sounds like they are fully engaged the whole time they are there.

Hannah loves her backpack so much that she wore it out to feed the horses a couple of evenings this week! Also notable, when given the choice between pink and black (the only two colors we found at Walmart, in the smaller size), she chose black. Funny, I think.

Here they are the first morning, excited but a little bit nervous...

And out on the porch, Hannah is looking to Abigail for guidance. They were encouraged to take a special item on the first day, just in case they needed a comfort item. Hannah wanted to take her cupcake blanket, instead of the much more portable "doggie." There was no way that blanket would fit in her backpack. Um, sorry, it's a "packpack."

Everyone loves preschool so far, I can't think of anything other big transition that has gone so smoothly!