KINDERGARTEN 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you know why this girl is sooooooo excited????Because she is about to embark on a new adventure-KINDERGARTEN!!! She has been waiting for Kindergarten to start since the day of her preschool graduation. All summer long she kept asking how much longer until school started. How much longer until she got to ride on the school bus. Well, last Tuesday-August 3o (delayed a day thanks to Hurricane Irene) was finally her big day. She woke up so early and told me that she didn't sleep very well because she was so excited to start school. She goes to Penn London Elementary school and has Mrs. Algeo-who she really likes. And to make things even better, her little friend Ella that lives on our street and a friend, Gwen, from preschool are in her class-YAY!

I was super nervous about her riding the bus but she REALLY wanted to so I knew I needed to let go a little and let her have this. I was just worried that she wouldn't make it to her class or the bus would come by to drop kids off after school and she wouldn't be on it. Luckily none of that has happened so far. In fact, they are so well organized I don't think they could lose a Kindergartner if they tried. The bus drops them off in the back of the school where a teacher is waiting for them. Then the teacher walks them all to their classes (they have name tags attached to their back packs so all the grown ups know where each of the kids go). When school is over they do it all again, just in reverse. And the bus drivers don't let kindergartners off the bus unless an adult is waiting for them-I like that! I think riding the bus has been Abi's favorite part so far. She even made a little friend that she rides home with every day.

Emma, Abi, and Ella waiting for the bus on the first day. SO EXCITING!
And off they go......what big girls!
When she got home a few hours later she was ALL smiles! She LOVED it so much. I asked her if it was the best day ever and she told me that, "no, it wasn't the best day EVER because every kindergarten day is going to be the best!" That is a great attitude, I just hope it sticks. :D
Emma and Jason have loved walking to and from the bus stop. Every time Jason sees a bus now he says, "Abi's bus!" This has been a fun experience for the whole family.
And just cuz I thought she looked so cute on her second day I decided to take a pic.