The Fall Lineup

I feel like since Alex started school we haven't had a free moment! Since she was going to be in school 3 days a week, I didn't want to over-schedule her so I only signed her up for dance. She goes straight from school to dance on Wednesdays. I figured if it became too much we would see about changing to Monday or dropping dance all together. So far it has been great! Of course as soon as school started she asked about gymnastics too. Our gym typically doesn't have Friday classes, but so many parents from our school asked about it, they added 2 classes. Unfortunately we waited too long and didn't get in the class with all her friends, but that may change in a few weeks. I heard through the parent grapevine one kid may drop out and we are first on the wait list for her spot!

Alex loves her dance studio and the teachers adore her! Last year she was the youngest in her class of 2 year olds, this year she is still the youngest in her class of 3-5 year olds, but you would never know watching her. She can keep up with the older girls. I love that she is in class with a friend from last year and one of her class mates just started too! It is soo cute watching the 3 sweet girls hold hands and giggle together.

In the 3 short weeks Alex has been in school she seems like she has grown up so much. She has sweet little friends she talks about, she sings songs I've never heard, she tells me stories about her days. She has also pretty much stopped napping. I am lucky if she naps 1, maybe 2 days a week. It's kind of nice because instead of napping as soon as she gets home from school, we get to spend time together!

The First Day

Today was the big day! We've been talking about pre school for weeks now and Alex was more than ready to go! She picked out her dress last week and has been talking about school so much!

I woke up early so I could get ready before she woke up. I made us breakfast, let Alex watch a show then she started getting ready. I didn't want her to feel rushed or stressed out on her first day so we took our time getting ready. I made sure she had some time to play a little before we left. Of course I had to take a few pictures of my pumpkin before we left the house!

We stopped at Josh's office on the way so he could go with me to drop her off. She went into her class and barely looked back. She put her backpack and lunch away, then put her water bottle in the basket they take when the go outside to play. She immediately started playing with the playdoh. I practically had to beg her to stop playing long enough to take a picture with her teachers! She gave us a hug and kiss then went on her merry way!

Ms. Mary, Alex and Ms. Kristie

Pre School Prep

We are getting my sweet girl ready for pre school! She starts 2 weeks from today. We have been talking about it since the Spring and I know she is more than ready. I LOVE her school. They do several activities prior to school starting so the children are familiar with their teacher and their classroom. Today we had our in home visit. Ms. Mary, her teacher, and Ms. Kristie, the assistant teacher, came by. They had a folder filled with helpful info that Alex was very excited about! Ms. Mary brought Alex "Clifford Goes To School". She read it to her and let her keep it. I love that the teacher and assistant meets each child in their own environment for the first time! Our next activity will be open house in the classroom next week.

Not long after I registered her for school, we dropped by a little boutique and they happened to have all the backpacks and lunch bags 50% off. Alex picked a cute striped pattern and we had them personalized. During our teacher visit today, she informed Ms. Mary she wanted to be called Alexandra. Good thing I chose Alexandra for her lunch bag and backpack months ago!

Alexandra and I took a little Mommy/Daughter shopping trip 2 weeks ago. We went shopping for school shoes since she has to wear close toe shoes. She picked some containers and ice packs for her lunch bag. It was so much fun to spend a day just hanging out with my girl. She thought the little stockings she had to wear to try on shoes were funny!

The perfect ending to our shopping date was a ride on the carousel!

School: Check!

I did it! Alex is registered for pre-school in the Fall! One of my friends at gymnastics works at the school so she let us know there were 4 spots open for the 3 year old class! I knew of at least 3 people with 3 year olds who were going to be trying to get a spot. I was already dreaming that I missed the registration date, so hearing this kinda stressed me out! She also said all of the paperwork had to be filled out before your spot was saved. Registration began at 9 this morning. Since we had a little "in," I was informed the office would be open and the director would be there early and she wouldn't stop people from coming in early to start registering. Josh was sweet enough to stay home with Alex so I could fill out the paperwork without having to wrangle Alex! I got there a few minutes before 8 and thought I'd wait till right at 8 to go in. Kelli came out waving her arms telling me to get in there! There was already someone registering and took one of the 4 spots. I filled out the main page and turned it in to save my spot. I came home and filled out the rest of the paperwork since I had 48 hours to get it in. We are now officially registered, all of the paperwork has been completed and turned in! Now I have a few months until the open house/meet the teacher prior to school starting and our home visit with Alex's teacher!

This is such a huge weight off my shoulders and now I feel like I can relax, enjoy our Spring and Summer activities!