Mother's Day Out

This is Natalie's first year to go to Mother's Day Out. We chose to put her in the FBC here in our town so that hopefully she will meet some sweet friends that she will start kinder with in a couple of years. The other reason we chose it is because it takes a whole 5 minutes to get there! For once something is close and convenient.  JZ will be staying home with me so there won't be a lot of free time that everyone thinks I will be getting. I'm hoping to shop with 1 kid instead of 2, take JZ to storytime like I did with NJ and just spend some quality time with he and I. (Not that he really needs it as he is a total clingy momma's boy right now, but still)

On Tuesday we went to 'Meet the Teacher' to see her room and talk to her teachers.  It went about as we suspected. Natalie shut down, kept her finger in her mouth the whole time and didn't utter a single word for the 20 minutes we were there. This is her typical response to a new situation. She needs time to take it all in and assess what's going on. Here's the picture to prove it.

Yeah that will be in her graduation slideshow for sure!

Thankfully, we had another whole day to talk about what all would happen at school and get her a little excited.  When she woke up the morning of her first day she saw this

and a little smile creeped on her face when she asked what it said.  She was very excited about her lunch box.
She promised me she would smile this time when I took her picture with her teachers.......and she delivered!

Her day went really well. This is a picture they posted on their FB page.

She continued playing with her friends even after she saw me there to get her. Always a good sign!  The teachers, however, did not wear her out enough. She didn't nap at school, didn't nap at home and chattered nonstop most of the afternoon/evening. Whew. I was tired!

So thankful she loved it and shed no tears! She needs this out and so do I. Here's to a fun year full of learning and new experiences!