First day of preschool....3s class
1st day of preschool, jr. (like a mom's day out)
1st week of ballet (3-5 yr old class)
Fall is almost upon us and with fall comes the start of new things. New town, new schools. (Oh, and I still have to do a summer post...) We had to wait until after Labor Day for school to start this year. Some of us were clearly more anxious than others. I love that I can just drop my girl off and she takes to new surroundings like a fish in water. Her new best bud is a girl with the same name, so she is now called A "M.." If I had been quicker, I could have had them implement her middle name. Sigh. Well, she likes being called A "M" and now wants to be called that around the house!
I swore up and down that I would never send EH to school until he was 3 or so, but when the preschool announced their new preschool for 18mo and up, I jumped. We were the first ones signed up. I was so proud of EH today....he didn't even shed a tear. I think we successfully acclimated him to the new school room and teacher. These girls sure missed their little man today, though! EH also had two new firsts tonight at the playground: petting a dog voluntarily (and not being scared) and sliding down the slide without me even watching. My baby.....no, my *baby* is growing up. NO!!!!!!!!!! I just want to bottle his sweetness up, hug it tight, and never let it out.
We have also started ballet lessons. Hilarious for 3 year olds. But, she is learning. The first week she hated it. Mostly because she didn't know what to do, where to put her feet, etc. She is an observer like her daddy and prefers to "check things out" before attempting them. Second week she loved it and today was rated "Fantastic." She has the best leaps in the class...running like on the field though, not on a stage. So funny! You can see the intensity on her face as she tries each new arm movement or foot movement. Such a precious sight she is.
