First.

Yesterday, was the first day of school for Savanah. She has been excited and nervous for weeks. I begged her to stay home with me but, she informed me, "I have to grow up, Mom." I guess she has a point. Here she is ready to go on her bike.She is our first child to have a kindergarten assessment. Here, they test the kids before school starts to know what level they are on. I was so worried. None of our kids went to preschool so, I felt like it was an assessment of my mothering abilities. Her teacher said she did fine.

She is our first child to where a skirt, headband, and pearl necklace to school. I am always happy if I get the boys hair combed before they walk out the door. Now I have to worry about matching hair accessories.

She was the first one in class that day. She would have been to school an hour earlier but, I told her she had to wait till her teacher arrived. She was the first to sit in her seat so Vanessa sat down next to her while they waited for the rest of the class to get there.The school posted class lists last spring. She was so excited to finally meet her teacher. She seems really nice and I think it will be a great year! She is our first child to go to half-day kindergarten. She is only there for 2 1/2 hours in the morning. Texas has all day kindergarten.

This is the first time I only have one child at home. Vanessa was happy to go to the school twice in one day. The time Savanah is gone goes by quickly.

All in all, Savanah seemed to enjoy her day. I think it was harder on me than on her. In fact, as we walked into the school she said, "Mom, you don't need to hold my hand." (Talk about break my heart. I thought we had at least a few more years of good hand holding time.)