first (official) day of school

"i'm going to school today!" that was how matt and i were greeted this morning when madelyn woke up. the day that she had waited to come for two long weeks was finally here and she was going back to school. she didn't even want to eat breakfast, she just wanted to go to school. thankfully, it didn't take too much conversation to convince her that it would be best to eat breakfast and get dressed before leaving for school.

then - oops - mommy forgot to make lunch. i quickly got together her lunch and put it into her backpack. thankfully, i then remembered that we weren't supposed to send any peanut products to school on the first day in case of allergies in her class. out came the pb&j and in went baloney and cheese (thank goodness we had some!).

madelyn had asked to wear braids to school for the first day when i braided it last time. she was trying to keep the braids in until school started so i had to promise that i would redo them for her. here is some video of her ready to head out the door.

when i dropped her off she was almost the only child not crying. i think that all the crying scared her a little bit. she has become very sensitive to other kids crying and often wants to know why they are crying. it was a little funny walking down the hall towards the exit and hearing crying from almost every room. i was thankful that madelyn wasn't one of them (but not surprised). according to mrs. w madelyn did a great job today. mrs. w complemented her on her potty skills saying that she knew just what to do. she also commented on how meticulous madelyn is when painting. apparently she paints very straight lines - as i could see in the watercolor painting she brought home today.

i think madelyn is the only girl in a class of six. while we were talking about her day on the way home she was telling me that the boys are very funny! we were also talking about the leaves changing color and pointing out the red trees. she told me that it would be snowing next. i explained, yes, it would be snowing soon but first the leaves needed to change and fall, then we would have halloween and wear costumes before it might start to snow. her response to the mention of halloween? "i'll get some chocolate! yummy! chocolate will go in my tummy!" this was maybe her most surprising association yet! she didn't really get any candy last year that i can remember and she very rarely gets any chocolate. while laughing, i promised that, yes, she could have come chocolate on halloween.

the last picture is from before school this morning and even though she isn't supposed to sit on the coffee table she just looked too cute not to take a picture. love.