First Day Of School

Like last year, the entire family took Julia to her first day of school. I went into work a little bit late so that I could see Julia's new classroom and meet her new teacher. Yesterday she was pretty apprehensive about going to school, but as soon as Stacey painted her nails alternating colors, she instantly got excited again. Funny how something that small gives her the confidence to face a new situation.

Like last year, the kids wanted to ride in Dad's truck to school. So, Jonathan sat in his car seat while Julia sat in the seat between us. They like riding in my truck because it's different and because they can see everything that's going on. I'll just pretend they like it because of me.

Grandma picked Julia up from school since Jonathan had an appointment, so by the end of the day Julia was pretty worn out from all the excitement. She recounted everything about school that day and seemed genuinely excited about it. In fact, she said she wanted to go back to school "right now", even though it was dinner time. I think the different teacher is  going to be a good change for her, in addition to her being a year older and familiar with all the surroundings from going to preschool at the same place last school year.

Here are her the classic first day of school pictures. In case you want to see what a difference a year makes, here's the link to her first day of school pictures from last year.