First Day of School

On Tuesday, Ellen started her first day of school at Bellevue Presbyterian Early Childhood Center! Last week, JP & I took her for a little "playdate" at the school to see her classroom and meet her teachers. I took the day off school so I could go since I will never be the one taking her or picking her up from school. I figured I should actually meet her teachers before I sent her off to school! When we got there she ran right in & was happy as a clam. She even plopped herself down in the lap of another dad and starting "chatting" with him! (In a side story, it turns out that dad is the brother-in-law of one of my good friends!) Anyway, after meeting her teachers and seeing her reaction, I had no worries sending her off to school. So, on Tuesday, JP got to take her for her first day. I begged him to humor me and take a few photos before they left for school, so here they are:

The one thing I was really worried about was her napping at school. She naps at home fine but never for very long. I was secretly hoping she'd be one of those kids who proved her parents wrong and that she'd nap for 2 hours at school--HA!!! So, you ask, how long did she nap at school... Yup, you read it right! NOT AT ALL!!! Which definitely made for an interesting baby at my faculty meeting later that afternoon :) But, I am happy to report that today at school, she did nap and JP said her teachers said she had a great day. So, hopefully she won't turn out to be that kid who won't nap and drives her teachers crazy (fingers crossed ;)

A special thanks to a wonderful daddy for humoring me with these photos!