FIRST day of FIRST grade

The night before the BIG day! Ella was so excited. She couldn't sleep, it was just like Christmas!Sarah and Mr.K came for a visit from ALASKA. They got here the night before her first day! These girls are so goofy with each other!The morning. It was kind of rough getting out of bed! Ella is SO NOT used to getting up early. We're move of the sleep in till 9-10 kind of family. We made Ella's favorite, pancakes, for breakfast before we were off! Doesn't Ella look so grown up!? {ok, Jack too!}

All ready for school!

Ryan had to get to work early and Sarah was nice enough to stay with Jack so I could take Ella alone.
A special Mommy daughter thing. It was nice that way. I signed in at the office and helped her walk back to her classroom. Her teacher seems very nice. We think that she and Ella are a great fit!
Ella's classroom! As the time came closer for the parents to leave Ella started feeling a bit worried. It's a totally new place, with all new faces. I stayed a little longer then I should have. It was hard for me to leave. My baby girl, gone all day long.
After school as Ella was walking with the millions of other children out the gate, her face looked so sad. She told us that she had cried, twice. She just missed us the first time, the second time she got lost. {such an Ella thing to do!} But she said really, that overall she had a great time!

See, see, look at that totally sad face. Made me want to cry too.

After a few minutes, she warmed up and was her happy self again!

Sarah and Ella
The next morning as we prepared for the day we talked about how I will always be there to pick her up and if she's ever lost she can always ask someone for help.

{crossing our fingers it'll be a good day!}

P.s. The second day was WAY better! She only cried once, because she was lost again. In the days that have followed, she's done great. No more tears. She knows her way around the new school pretty well now. She's making tons of new friends. And best of all, lunch IS just like high school musical!