1st Day of School - Haley*

**Actually written a few weeks ago, but I didn't post without pics..


Haley basking in the newness of it all!

Haley is even relaxed and having fun!

I woke up to my alarm at a SCREAMING 7 am. I get ready in 30 min and go to wake up Haley dreading the task before me. I remember the gut wrenching days back in May when I had to draaaag Haley out of bed and literally put on her clothes while she was still in her bed half-asleep. I was not excited to start that up again.

Not today.

This morning she dressed herself, got her backpack ready, laid out all the hair stuff for me to do her hair (matching with her outfit), MADE her OWN lunch and put in her lunch bag, made her own breakfast, ate it, and then made breakfast for the rest of us. The unfortunate thing was that it was a half day today, so she didn't need to make her lunch, but she had it all ready for tomorrow.

Are we turning over a new leaf? Or are we just high on the excitement that a new school year brings? We'll see after a few weeks.

I can't lie, I was a little sad when the bus came and took her away. Maleia cried. Dylan kept asking at 15 min. intervals during the day, "Where did Hay-yee go?" And I would have to choke back the tears when I responded, "She's at school now." When will this change? When will I be totally excited for them to move on to the next thing and grow up?
I think I'm more nostalgic than I think I am.

Did you know that I used to LAUGH at mom's like me when I was a teacher? "Those parents" would follow the bus to school, watch them get off the bus clicking away on their camera, follow them into the school, cry at my door not wanting to let go of their child, get a few pictures with me and their child, then come back to the school to watch them leave on the bus and race home to meet them at the doorstep... and NOW... I would have TOTALLY done it the last two years for Haley if A. I didn't just have a baby the night before Pre-K and B. If I actually had a car last year at this time. The only thing holding me back this year was that I KNEW I was being silly.
(No offense to those who did this. Remember. I'm with you.)

I need a pep talk:
Toughen up girlie wussy mom!

Confession:
Okay, so I did go to school, but for a PSA thing. I met Haley there. Promise.

At school with her friend Sophie

Haley in front of the back of the school.

Walking down to the red top (sport court field) to get to her door she enters for her 1st grade hallway.

In her classroom. Haley's 1st grade teacher is Ian Connell. He is British and says funny things like "cue" and "rubbish" and "spot on" and "penmanship" and "wahteh." He also says "dinner" for "lunch." Out of 16 students, 11 are from different nationalities. Cool no?