Penny goes to preschool

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Today was Penny's first day of preschool.  She goes to Melissa Goff on Tuesday and Thursday of each week from 8:30 (yikes, that's early for Penny!) to 11.  She's been excited for school all summer long!  She was most excited about going to school with cousin Coco.  This morning I went into her room at 7:45 to wake her up.  She stayed up later than usual last night singing in her bed so it was difficult waking her up.  I almost let her sleep and miss the first day.  Once she was awake I asked her if she wanted to go to preschool and she said, "yes!"  The night before she told me she wanted to wear her flower dress, so we had her clothes and shoes all set out.  She wanted her hair in "one little braid." She had cereal and yogurt for breakfast.  The boys were all still sleeping (they start school next Wednesday) but Eve woke up just in time to come along.  We listened to Disney songs on the way.  Collette pulled up just as we did so Karla and I took a couple pictures of the girls (Penny didn't want to smile for any pictures.  She was still waking up!) and then walked them inside.  Penny was especially excited that there was playdoh out to play with!  I showed her the bathroom (we went just before she left and she told me she wouldn't need to go at school) and we put her backpack on the wall.  I gave her a kiss, took a few more pictures (by about this time Eve was getting in to the kids water cups) and told her I would be back to pick her up.

Eve and I returned just before 11 to get Penny.  She was waiting by the front door with the other kids, with her dress tucked into the front of her underwear and her backpack on.  She saw me and didn't move from the teacher's side or even crack a smile, until I called her name and told her to "come here!"  She ran up to me with a smile on her face.  Her teacher said she did really well and that she was making her laugh by doing all of the animal noises.  I wish I could've heard that!  Once we got in the car she and I was buckling her she said, "Mom, I have to tell you something!  I played with playdoh and cut it up and we got a sucker and fishies!"  She said it was so fun!  She even asked if we were going back?!  On the ride home I asked her if she went potty.  She said she went "pee pee and poo poo!"  I wondered if Miss Melissa helped her and she said she did it herself (oh boy)!  Once we were home she said, "Miss Melissa is my teacher and she loves me!"  Sounded like a great first day of preschool to me!