August 27, 2013 was Claire's first day of preschool at Challenger (a private school) in Holladay. Claire was so excited that this day had finally arrived. She had been anticipating it for months.Weeks before school started, if we happened to be nearby, I would drive her by the building, show her the playground, and talk to her about how she was going to have a teacher and meet lots of new friends. She would often tell me: "Mom, when I go to preschool, I'm going to have new friends. Not my church friends. not my old friends, but new friends." It was too cute!
A couple weeks prior to her first day, I walked into her classroom for preschool orientation and thought "oh my gosh, this is my life now". It seemed so surreal. I couldn't believe that I was now a Mom to a school age child. I was so excited for her to begin learning and exploring new things.
The morning of her first day, I got her ready extra early so we could take pictures and wouldn't feel rushed. Isn't she adorable in her uniform?!
I've always been really good about handling the moments when I am away from Claire. For some reason, even when she was a baby, I was never the kind of Mom to be sad when I left. Claire going to preschool was no different. With that being said, as I watched her get out of the car and run with excitement to her classroom door on that first day of school, I began to cry. Proudly, I will say that the crying lasted all of about 15 seconds, but I did cry a few tears of sadness as she walked away. That day marked the beginning of an amazing period of her life and I couldn't believe it was actually happening.
Three hours came and went faster than I imagined. I have to say that having her gone and knowing that she was learning at the same time, was amazing! I can't remember exactly how I passed the time, but I either got a lot of stuff done, or plopped myself onto the couch for three hours. Either way, it was wonderful! :)
When school was over, she was so excited to show me what she did in class that day. She drew her very first self portrait. I loved listening to her tell me about where her eyes were and that she had lip gloss and purple, girl hair.
Claire has now been in preschool for two months and it is incredible the amount of stuff she has learned in that length of time. Along with the work she does in school, I make her do homework as part of her chores. This is done to hopefully instill a love of learning and also the habit of reviewing what she learns in school. Right now, she loves doing it and often asks to do more. Hopefully, that never changes. Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you Claire Bear!
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So grownup! Liking to do homework won't last, but enjoy it while you can. A desire for learning can last forever, so continue to teach her as you have done so far. Love the pictures, especially the ones on the chair. Don't forget to take a picture of the school and hopefully they will do a class picture with teachers.
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