First Day of First Grade

So our Beans started 1st grade yesterday! She was so excited and ready to go.

Of course, she had to look just right - she especially wanted to have curly hair.
Cutie pies!!



Here she is sitting at her desk, ready to work.

While getting ready for school, I told Janae that I was going to walk to her classroom with her today. She was vehemently opposed. She didn't say it, but it seemed like she was embarrassed that her mom would be walking to class with her. Umm....I thought that wouldn't hit until Middle School or something. Anyway, I told her that she didn't have a choice - for the first day I was walking her to her room. When we got into the school she power-walked ahead of me. I mean really, what 6-year-old wants to be seen with their mom? But by the time we reached the classroom door I think she was glad I was there. She had a moment of shyness, but quickly recovered. She even let me give her a kiss on the cheek, in front of the other kids!!

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7 long hours later.....

Waiting for the bus

The bus was the other part of our morning discussion. I wanted to go pick her up after school, but she didn't want any of that. I said, "But Janae, I want to come pick you up and see how your day went." Her answer: "Mom, I'll tell you about it when I get home." My compromise was to let her ride home since I was determined to take her. She is trying to grow up so fast!

I love the concentration on her face - ready to make the jump.

I also love how she looks - coat around her waist, jeans rolled up and socks pulled up. "I got too hot," she told me. (That's the hard part about fall - its cold in the morning and warm in the afternoon.) Grammy - notice the shoes....she hardly ever takes them off!

First-grade Beans!!