1st day of 4th Grade

Today Ally started 4th grade. WOW.

I thought it might be a good time for a retrospective:

 2009 Her 1st day at Preschool. She was in the Purple Fish classroom.

 

 2010 1st day in her 2nd year of preschool - she was a Blue Otter that year.

 

 2011 1st day of Jr. Kindergarten (at public school) - it was a cold rainy day.

 

 2012 1st day of kindergarten.

 

 2013 1st day of 1st grade

 

 2014 1st day of 2nd grade

 

2015 1st day of 3rd grade

 

Lots of blue clothes - and sneakers on the 1st day always. Ally always wants to be prepared in case its a gym day on the 1st day and always insists on sneakers - maybe because on her 1st day of preschool in 2009 she was doing this:

If we only knew then that that bar would like to a gymnastics filled life.  

But today there was a more grown up Ally. She set her alarm and got her self up and dressed, did her hair all by herself, and was in a great mood for the 1st day of school. She told Becky yesterday "I'm glad there is more than one day this first week, because I have pretty nervous excited about the first day and I am looking forward to day #2 so I can enjoy it more and be less nervous." This is so Ally to be thinking ahead like this.

 

It was a chilly and rainy morning - so no pictures in the front yard - this is from the porch.

 

 

Walking into school!

 

 "Why do you keep taking pictures?"

 

 

It isn't possible to explain all the reasons why. So my short answer was "to text mama because she is at her 1st day today too." and I got a great smile.

 

We were the 1st students at school today - Ally went to before school this morning, like she will every other morning again this year. She was a bit bummed because none of her usual morning pals were starting today. But I said we needed to start and get our routine down right away. She never complained and was smiles and happiness.

 

I am so excited to hear about her day after school.