The First Day of School

So today was the first day of school and Madison started Kindergarten. Hard for Mom to believe that my little girl is in school all day, every day now. You would be surprised, but I was so excited and happy for her today that there were no tears!! Back in May, Madison had a Kindergarten experience day for a few hours in the morning. She loved it. Then last night, they had the elementary open house and she got to go meet her teacher, see her classroom, and drop off all of her supplies. She was so excited that she barely said good-bye to Mom this morning. At least I can be glad she isn't the kid crying when Mom or Dad leaves.

Well, a yearly tradition when I was growing up was the picture of me and my brother and sister on the first day of school. So of course, I had started this tradition with Madison when she started preschool. This morning, we took the picture on the front steps.
Madison ready for her first day of school. She picked out her clothes the night before and her teacher sent her a name tag in the mail that she was to wear today also.

A picture with little sis, Laci. Laci was still in her pjs and going to Marlene's. She wasn't quite sure why she didn't get to bring her backpack today and start preschool. She will start on the Tuesday after Labor Day. (Oh, and on the potty training front, Laci has been clean and dry for almost 2 weeks now!!! YEAH!!!)