The Chronicles of Kindergarten

It has come....the evil word has hit....not just school but KINDERGARTEN!!!!

Does this business ever get easier?!?

Man it majorly stinks! Like seriously stinks!!! I could use a couple choice words here but I'll keep it clean but you all know exactly what the heck I am talking about. 

SJ was super excited when she got up because I was mixing pancake batter. I don't usually make pancakes for breakfast unless it is a Sunday morning or a very special a day. Which she told me that I was doing this because it was a special day. 

Not only were they pancakes they were chocolate chip pancakes. That is a major deal in our house!!! 

That girl ate NINE....that right you read that right NINE pancakes!!! I have no idea where she puts it all but she is still a skinny lil thing. 

When she was done she went ahead and put on her school uniform. She was so adorable! I tried to help her put on her jumper but she kept telling me that she could do it and wouldn't let me help. I did help her make sure that the pockets of the jumper were placed correctly because those can get a little tricky at times. The only other thing she let me help her with was tie her shoes. 

We had packed her lunch the night before so it was one less thing we had to do in the morning. Plus it gave her some time to thing about what she wanted instead of being rushed to get it ready. All we had to do was put the ice pack in her lunch box and she was ready to go! 

She even allowed me to braid her hair in a cute side braid that went all the way around her head.

SJ was very kind to me and posed in front of the chalkboard that I had drew on for her. 

How big does she look?!?! 

I used the answers that she gave me when I did her interview of 15 questions a week before school started. When I originally planned to do this I had asked my sister in law if she had a chalkboard instead of buying one. She told me that she did. I was thinking it was a lil 8x10 small chalkboard not an actual school board. Boy was I so wrong!!! I am thankful that it was because I wouldn't have gotten that adorable picture! 

On the way to school I told SJ how proud of her I was. I also told her that I was sad she was growing up because I want her to be my baby forever. She was so sweet and told me that she will try not to grow up! She also told me that she was going to miss me and her dad while she was gone. I reminded her that she had a few people in her class that she knew so she will be ok. That seemed to help her be alright with going to a new teacher. 

She was so nervous walking into her classroom. She didn't know what to do or think. 

I was nervous for her.

I was scared she wasn't ready for Kindergarten. 

I was sad she was growing up so fast. 

I had to be strong for her though because that is what she needed then. 

She put her backpack up and found her name tag. She did so well when I left even though she was super nervous. 

Later that evening my dad had called her to see how her day went. He asked her if I had cried. She told him "Well she started to but she didn't cry." 

I am not ashamed to say I teared up when I was in the van. I am proud of myself for not doing the ugly cry! I could have done that very easily! This is a big step for her and me. 

I have started a new collection of blog post. As you noticed it will be titled Chronicles of Kindergarten. It won't be an every week post and maybe not every month. It will be at least 2-3 times a semester though. So be on the look out for more post! 

Let me know in the comments if you handled your kids 1st day of school or if you were a hot mess like I was. If you were we should start a club because I bet there are more of us out there! 

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