First Day of Preschool

Lauren started preschool this week!  It's been a long few weeks as she's been anxiously waiting for the big day...but it finally came!  Ella was totally excited too, but I later found out it was because she thought she would get to ride the school bus.  Since Lauren's school is only two blocks away, we walked.

Lauren was so excited and had a great time!  I think she's thrilled to have a lot of new friends that are her age even though there are 9 boys and only three girls in her class.  One of the girls arrived with a Hello Kitty backpack which Lauren thought was THE COOLEST (see what Lauren's wearing below).

Since Lauren was in full time daycare before we moved to Seattle, I have not been in a hurry to get her into preschool...I've just been enjoying the opportunity to spend time with her and Ella at home.  Lauren, on the other hand, has been more than ready for this for a while.  She totally loves having her own special time at school and (so far) there has been less sibling rivalry around here.

I was also a little concerned about Ella since she has been adamant for the last few weeks that she will be going to school as well. Although she is always reluctant to leave the school and asks for Lauren every 10 minutes, she has accepted it very gracefully.  She seems to get a lot of joy from just walking to and from school with her backpack (probably because the people we pass tell her what big girl she is going to school).

I hope Lauren always loves school as much as she does right now!