Hailey's First Day of Kindergarten!

Well, it happened. My baby girl grew up and a couple of days ago she started Kindergarten!  Why is it this day is so hard for a mother? 

I knew she would do fine and I knew she would love it, but I still had a hard time realizing she was off and into school.

We signed her up for afternoon kindergarten because we thought it would be nice to have her go to school while Tate was napping in the afternoon.  When Tuesday rolled around, she was so excited, she could hardly stand it!  Her brother started 3rd grade a full week earlier and she has been dying for her turn to start!

This is the outfit she chose to wear - her cousin Libby has this same top and she wanted to save it to wear on her special day.  Isn't she darling?

She made sure I got a picture of her new shoes too!  She just loves the purple on them and they just happened to match the shirt she chose to wear.

This is her brand new backpack - she wanted to still use her red ladybug one from last year, but it was starting to rip and we weren't sure how long it would last, so we got her this new one.  Pink with princesses - what else?!?

She got a little bit nervouse right before we left the house, but she loosened up once we got to the school.  She ran right up and found the door with Mrs. Mikulecky's name on it.

Once she put her backpack on the ground next to the door, she even stopped for a quick picture by the door.

And then she was off to play on the toys.

She had a blast climbing up ...

... and sliding down.

She even came back once to twice to talk to Tate.  He loved watching and all of the rest of the kids playing - it was quite the entertainment!

Before we knew it, the bell rang and everyone ran back to their spots and got their backpacks on.

Isn't she the cutest?

Next thing we knew, Mrs. Mikulecky opened the door and welcomed them all to their first day of Kindergarten.

They all waved to the grown-ups and then off they went inside for a super fun first day!



I hate to admit it, but I cried a bit on the way home.  Just like the week before with her brother, my mind kept flashing back to this.

Seems like just yesterday...

And now she's a big girl and in kindergarten.  Time flies by so fast. 

We picked her up a few hours later and she was all smiles and so excited to tell us all about the fun and exciting things she did at school.  In fact, she had such a great time, she couldn't wait to go the next day.  I knew she would love it and I'm really proud of her!