First day of school - Kindergarten and 2nd grade

We kicked off the school year this year with a big day for both Sarah Jane and Anna.  We've been approaching the first day of school with some trepidation from both girls.  Sarah Jane was worried about not being in Sophie's class, I was anxious about who their teachers would be and Anna was just plan anxious.

We drove to Cragmont Tuesday night to get our class assignments.  Sarah Jane has Ms. Dutton (I'm happy!) but is not in class with best friend Sophie.  I was really worried SJ would be crushed and she was, for about 10 seconds, and then she moved on.  Wonders never cease.

Kindergarten at Cragmont kicks off with a four day sorority-esque Rush.  The kids are assigned to a group (Anna is green) and then rotate through the four kindergartens switching teachers each day.  The teachers then put their heads together and distribute the classes and next Tuesday we'll get the big news for Anna.  The girls are no longer anxious; my anxiety continues.

Anna had a hard morning.  There was some fussing and a lot of hand holding and the annual picture torture was a bit tough.

Sarah Jane managed her anxiety until we hit the playground.  But then she found good friend Sirine (in her class this year) and all was well.

Once we found Sirine, I left SJ with Aunt Whitney (who thank goodness was there!) and I headed over to the Kindergarten area with Anna who immediately perked up when she found friend Sienna from pre-school.  Here they are peaking in to Ms. Johnson's room before the bell rang.

We filed in and found her name tag on her desk.  More nerves...

 But then I got a smile!

At pick up, Anna immediately announced that "Mom, school is FUN!" followed by "AND I didn't get sent to the principal's office!!!" Nothing like a low bar for success.

We ended the day with a walk to Grandma's, hanging out with Sophie and Chloe and Odin, cheese and crackers and lots of giggles.  All is well.

These guys are up next!