Look at how brave my girl is.
She tried so hard to hold back the tears on her first day of school. We gave her a hug and a kiss and reminded her that she can do hard things, and then we left her at her desk. (Obviously) I went back and spied through the window by her classroom door. She continued to cry quietly for a few more minutes, and then a girl from her class last year went into the room and said, "Hey Reese!". I knew she'd be ok, so we left. This morning, Reese was all smiles when it was time to go to school. She happily got on the bus and blew us a kiss from her seat. Great improvement from last year. Watching her cry is difficult, but I'm not going to lie...I love feeling needed. I miss her so much more than she misses me. We had chocolate sprinkled donuts (what else?) after school, and dinner (cut into star shapes) was served on cafeteria style lunch trays.
The school year is off to a great start! We are proud of you, Reese!
7 comments:
Way to go Reese (and Meg!)!
She looks so grown up. It is so difficult to watch them cry and know that they need to and they need to calm themselves down. I wish I would've had a window to spy in when I dropped Elsa off last years.
You're a great mom. I love that you guys have those school traditions to celebrate it. What a cool childhood.
Such a big girl! I'm so glad this week is going more smoothly than last year....emergency carpet replacement and painting? No thanks, I'll take a relaxing evening at the pool instead!!
Yay, Reese, you CAN do hard things! It's so nuts that she's old enough to be in first grade. I'm having a hard enough time dealing with the idea of putting Evie in "preschool" this year. Like you said, I'll miss her more than she'll miss me.
Good job Reese! What a brave girl!
She is such a beautiful little lady! I can't brlieve hoe dark her hair is, she looks like a little Meg.:)
sorry for the typos... believe hoW not hoe
aww so grown up. i think i told you to tell her to stop that. someone is not a very good listener.
she needs to stop growing. STAT!
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