*Our Little ScHOoL GiRL*

I can't believe my little girl is all grown up and going to school. Alley's first day of Kindergarten was today. She was soooo excited. We have been couting down the days and marking them off the calendar and she was so happy that it was FINALLY here! It's so weird, it's like with being a mom of course you need to be responsible, but when they start going to school it's a whole new responsibility... (is that weird). That's the best way I can explain it. I just about cried, but I didn't.... I held it in as we left her in her classroom and she hardly even noticed we were leaving. Artie took the day off work because he didn't want to miss taking Alley to her first day of school... (awwww, what a good daddy!) Last night we set her clothes out and painted her nails and Artie gave her a fathers blessing. Then, she couldn't stop asking questions like, "how long am I going to stay at school?" "Am I going to sleep there?" hahah

(Ashlyn was soooo bored without Alley. We were trying to entertain her all day! I'm glad she'll be starting preschool next week. She kept saying, "Am I going to go to my school yet?")

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Here we go....we're off to Kindergarten..

Alley by her classroom, room #3 (this picture is a little blurry)

Her teacher, Mrs. Mickelson (Alley has a hard time saying "Misses" Mickelson, she says "Mickel Nickelson....hahaha, I'm sure she'll get it soon)

This is on the wall outside their classroom, it's little cookie faces that they made last friday when they got to come and see their classroom and meet their teacher. It says all the names of the kids in her class. (Alley's name is spelled wrong...oops, so the teacher is gonna have to fix everything that her name is on =( )

Ashlyn and I made cookies for Alley for when she got home and then we went to pick her up......She was so excited to see us and she said, "I missed my family so much." But, she said she had a lot of fun. She was a little tired and said, "it's been a long day." So, after eating cookies and resting for a bit, she was ready to tell us all about her day! She had so much fun and she said, "they boys really like me." hahaha, oh great....