Back to School!

I'm not quite sure how this happened, but somehow my baby girl is now old enough to go to Kindergarten!! Kaitlyn was beside herself with excitement as this big day got closer and closer. Several weeks before, she started counting down the days. Which of course prompted Ethan to ask, "How many more days until I go to kindergarten, Mommy?" Too many to count, buddy!

We are so blessed to have Kaitlyn at Otter Creek for kindergarten this year. Words cannot express how wonderful this place is. And I think part of Kaitlyn's excitement came from the fact that she was finally going to be one of the "big kids" that she has been watching for 3 years now at preschool. Kaitlyn got her very last "Snoopy Letter" shortly before school started and found out that her teacher was going to be Miss Melissa.  On Snoopy Day, the kids get to go "snoop" around their classrooms while the parents go to orientation with the principal and the teacher.

Then came the big day--her very first day of kindergarten!!  Can you tell she's excited?

Once we got Kaitlyn all settled in kindergarten, it was time for Ethan's preschool to start. He was pretty happy to get his Snoopy Letter and find out that his teacher was Miss Dele. She has such a gift with three-year-olds, and we are thrilled to have her this year.

Here's Ethan on his first day of school.

He looks like such a big boy in these pictures. Sniff, sniff. He only goes to preschool 3 days a week, which means that he and I have two days alone together! I'm looking forward to spending some one-on-one time with my little boy.