Avery's 1st Day of Kindergarten!

Avery had a great first day of school! She had a wonderful, excited attitude and was ready to take on this new chapter in her life.

It as wasn't as hard for me to leave her at school as I expected, thank goodness. I really think it's because I've spent so much of my life in a school building, so it felt really natural and familiar to be there. However, that evening, after I had put her to bed, realizing that I had only spent four precious hours with my daughter, the floodgates opened. I miss her terribly, and there is a very large void in my day now, but I know she is having a wonderful time and loving it. That's what matters.

I had to wake her up, which is rare. I thought it was so cute how she had placed her backpack at the foot of her bed the night before.

Daddy called during breakfast to wish her a good day.

posing in new clothes and backpack

I told her how to spell her teacher's name and her grade. She wrote "I love you" on her own.

Here's the lunch I packed that didn't make it to the cafeteria, but instead got dropped in the classroom. No problem for Avery! She got to buy chocolate milk and corn dogs in the cafeteria, which was apparently her favorite part of the day.

in front of her new school

outside her classroom, standing under the self-portrait she made last week

Look who's in her class! It's her BFF, Nylah!

at her desk

She got to ride the bus home. Ben and I were waiting, and when she saw us she was so cute waving to us! (We know someday soon she'll be too cool to do this.)

As she got off the bus, she ran straight to us and we got BIG hugs!