1st day of preschool!

Breanna had her first day of preschool today. She was so excited, we went last night to get her "school supplies" from Walmart, which was a big event for FHE :)

This morning she took a bath, got dressed, packed her backpack and carried it around all day. She practiced and practiced til she learned how to put on her backpack herself. She was ready for preschool by 9AM although she goes from 12:30-3pm.....so we went to story time at the library, had lunch at home, let her and Ethan watch an episode of Blue's Clues, then it was time to go.

Ethan kept talking all day about going to preschool too. We kept telling him that it was just for Breanna and he could go when he's 4, but he didn't get to go today. That didn't stop him from bringing his backpack around all day, to the library also, and in the car to preschool. He kept saying Ethan go school too. I knew it was going to be hard, so I packed a sucker in my purse to bribe him when he started bawling that he couldn't stay with sister. He wanted his backpack out of the car too and tried to run into preschool (although Breanna didn't want to leave my hip) and definitely started screaming and crying when he didn't get to go.....the sucker worked wonders :)

Breanna froze when preschool time arrived and we got there. Her teacher, Miss Jenn, was taking individual pics of the kids out front. Breanna said she didn't want a picture and then would not leave my hip. She hid from the kids and the teacher. Eventually I scooted her inside and let go of her hand without going in so that Ethan wouldn't go in too. Miss Jenn came out after 2 minutes and said Breanna was fine, and it looks like we were good to go.

The post preschool report was that Breanna did wondeful. Miss Jenn said that Breanna participated, behaved great and talked. She reported that Breanna told her she did not want a picture when she offered to take it after school, so we concluded besides nerves, the picture was what really upset her.

It was so cute, when she saw me and we started talking and leaving Breanna jumped up and down and said, "Mom, I'm not shy anymore!"

She loved her time at preschool!
Showing us that she can zip her backpack.... Put the backpack on all by herself!!
Putting on the backpack (look at the pure concentration)....
Ethan dragging his backpack to the car when we were going to storytime!
She had all of her supplies laid out after her bath, ready to pack them up....she even packed an extra headband in case hers broke at preschool (this was very important to her)

Showing dad her snack from preschool... Ethan showing his daddy his backpack