Lillian's First Day At All Saints' Preschool

This morning with Lillian cuddling us in bed, Shaun said a prayer for her and her first day at Parent's Day Out. And God was definitely listening- as he always is- because Lillian had a GREAT day. And the only tears that were shed came from her extremely hormonal/emotional Mommy. During the hours of 9:00-12:30 (I picked her up early) I ran a few much need errands and was amazed at how quickly I could get in and out of a store without Lillian. However, every time I got in the car I got a little panicked when I would catch a glance of her empty car seat, and then thought, "Oh wait, she is at school". After two years and some odd months of spending every waking second with my sweet girl, it was and odd feeling to know that she was with someone else. That some other person was taking care of my little girl, making all the little decisions that I usually make for her. Letting go of silly things like choosing whether she eats grapes or strawberries for snack is hard for me for whatever reason. But I am learning, and her going to Parent's Day Out is a huge step for both of us.

Her teachers said that she did "great" and could not have had a better first day. When I asked her if she wanted to come back and play with her new friends in a couple of days she said, "see friends again". She also told me about how she played ont the playground and "catch bubbles with her nose"! It made me feel good just hearing her talk about her day, and how much fun she had.

getting ready to leave for her first day! It drove me crazy, but she insisted on wearing her Auburn hat instead of her bow. Her teachers said that she kept it on all day!

she was so proud of her backpack