Emma's First Day of Kindergarten!

I can not believe that my oldest daughter is old enough to go to kindergarten!  It still doesn't seem that real to me.  The elementary school that Emma attends is on a year round schedule so they start nice and early.  Her first day of school was August 4th.  She was so excited and a little nervous to start.  She was put in the morning class and was a little worried about my ability to wake her up early enough for her to get to school on time. On the first day, she was so excited she woke up on her own at about 6:30.  For the rest of the days, we bought her a new alarm clock to wake her up so she doesn't have to rely on her sleepy mother.

 We walked her to school on her first day, but Todd usually drops her off at school on his way to work.  She met one of the girls in her class, Lindsay, and they both seemed to be a little nervous.  They felt like holding hands while they were walking in would make them feel better!

I only cried two tears as she walked away into the school building.  I know she will love school so that makes it a little easier for her to leave me every day.  Luckily it is only for half a day right now, we won't walk about her being gone all day next year!

After school, my mom came over to give Emma a first day of school treat!  Emma was excited to tell everyone all about the first day and seems to be enjoying school and her teacher so far.

Happy First Day of School, Emma!  We love you!