Preschool

I'm going to interrupt our vacation pictures to celebrate another milestone.  Zoe's first day of preschool! 

It was a great first day.  I saw a few moms cried over this milestone, but I had no twinge of tears.  That's actually pretty rare for me.  Maybe it's because I know how ready Zoe is for this.  She knows her shapes, colors, letters, etc.  She's now wanting to read.  We got to McNary and she goes, "M, C, N, A, R, oh what's that letter?  What's that spell?"

I think preschool is exactly what she needs to keep her moving forward.  When I brought out a pair of jeans and a cute top, she told me she wanted to wear a dress to school!  We practiced putting on our own tights since she'll have to do that if she has to go potty.  Then she did no less than 5 poses for me outside the house before we left.

This one is my favorite.

As we walked in the school, she ran up to Ms. Lucy (her teacher) and gave her a hug.  We put her coat and backpack on her hook and found her name on the story rug.  She never looked back and never said good-bye.

When I picked her up, this was our conversation:

Me:  What did you do today?
Zoe:  I don't know.
Did you color?
Maybe.
Did you hear a story?
Yep.
Did you make new friends?
Not really because I don't know their names.
Did you play with play-doh?
Yep, red stuff.
Did you sing songs?
Yep, about Jesus created me.
Did you have fun?
Yep, my teacher said I have to go back tomorrow though.
You want to go back?
Mommy I have a rock in my shoe.  What are we doing for lunch?
Apparently it was just another day in the life of Zoe.  No big fanfare, no big milestone.  Just what you do on a Wednesday morning.

In all honesty, that's exactly how I would want it to go.  She does not take after me.  I wouldn't let go of my mom's leg and the teacher said I cried for 15 minutes straight. 

Not Zoe.  This is where she was meant to be.  I couldn't agree more.  I can't wait to see how God continues to mold and shape her this year in her non-monumental preschool experience.