. kindergarten 2012 .

today was the day.  the first day my baby went to kindergarten.  today wasn't as hard as i expected.  i cried throughout the preparation of it all, but when it came down to taking her, i was okay.  i cried when david left for work.  he cried when he got in his car.  it didn't help that karsyn was being sassy and saying "i'm going to kindergarten and you're gonna cry!!!"  it's like a dagger to the heart!  we got up early and david had already gone to chick-fil-a for a special first day of school breakfast. 

she was so excited though that the day had finally come.  she did her countdown daily.  told everyone she saw.  picked out her clothes.  and was on cloud 9 for several days leading up to it.  we did have lots of talks because she seemed so anxious about it all.  she is very detail oriented, so she needed to know everything that would happen in advance.

mykah was super excited for sissy as well.  at first anyways.  notice the shirt she picked out to wear today?  big sister in charge.  she took that title and ran with it all day long.  she about sent me into labor by the days end.  seriously.  can you blame her though?  she has NEVER had time alone with just mama.  and she took full advantage. 

she was ready to go quite early.  i'm very thankful that i don't have to drop her off until 8:10.  that will give us plenty of time in the mornings.  she gets up and at 'em though.  she was ready with LOTS of time to spare, which left lots of time for mama to think about the coming events. 

she has insisted all along that she takes her lunch every day as well.  it didn't matter to me either way, so we talked about it lots and she knew what she wanted.  today we packed a ham, cheese, & mayo sandwich, a bag of sun chips, applesauce, a cheesestick, and a gogurt thing.  along with a bottle of water.  i did not include the cooked broccoli that she asked for only because i have to figure out how to pack it to stay warm.  seems like i packed a ton of food too though, but i knew she'd be hungry!

 

right as we got to school, one of karsyn's sweet friends met us at the door.  they aren't in the same class, but her class is right by karsyn's.  i think walking with them helped for sure!  i almost lost it a few times, but was able to hold it together until mykah and i got back in the car.

 

 

and leave it to her.  she walked right in.  emptied her backpack of the last few school supplies she needed.  hung it up.  put her lunchbox where it went.  and strolled right to her desk and started playing with playdoh that the teacher had set out for each kid.  like a pro.  i was VERY thankful for how she did.  i was very unsure and very nervous about how she'd do.  lots of times she quickly returns to me and clings for a while until i bribe her to let go.  nope.  not this time.  she turned teenager on me in a matter of seconds.

 

 

i knew i wanted to make my departure short and sweet.  mainly for myself.  she was a little quiet, but said goodbye and sent us on our way.  honestly, i was shocked that it went so smoothly.  but thankful at the same time.  she's so big!!