Little Lil is Going to Kinder

Lilly is officially a kindergartner! She was very excited to start school and so far is still excited to get up and catch the bus. The night before school started she came and found me and Ron at about 10:00 pm to tell us she was too excited to even sleep. We are still adjusting to an earlier schedule, but all in all things are going pretty well.

Lilly on her first day.

The kindergarten bus didn't start up until the second week of school. (We actually only went in twice the first week of school and we got to go with her. Once was a general back to school morning, and the next day I took her in for an individual evaluation.) We all walked Lilly the couple blocks to her bus stop. This was by far the hardest part for me, I admit I did cry as the bus started to pull away. It is a very weird feeling to watch that bus pull away with your child who has been with you for five years. However, we do have very nice neighbors who have been sitting with her and making sure she makes it to the kindergarten area in the morning. After the first day, knowing that she made it there and back all right, it is much easier to put her on the bus. In fact, riding the bus, is by far her favorite part of school. She is very proud of the fact that she is a bus student.

Lilly waiting at the bus stop for her first bus ride.