Kindergarten

Kiley started Kindergarten today. We got up, we sang songs, we got dressed, drove to Kroger and walked the rest of the way to school. Many of the families here walk to school. So, we were able to meet folks and take pictures. The school Kiley is attending seems to be a fabulous real-life community school. Everyone lives with about a 6 mile radius from the school and is uber involved at the school. We look forward to having it as a social outlet.

Brad and I both thought we would/should be more emotional about her first day of school. But I think God set us up. He brought us to Little Rock and set the stage for the girls to be home all Spring and Summer. We are all ready for a break. The girls will actually miss being around each other again and will (hopefully) get along a little better.

While it is surreal to send Kiley to school, at the same time it feels right. She has been ready for several weeks. I think God brought us as close to the tipping point as possible so we would not mourn the day we sent her to school. As hard as I try, I cannot feel sad about today. She was so excited to be starting school. We made a huge celebration of it. It was a really good morning. I think my favorite part was walking her in as a family. Beginning tomorrow, she will have to walk in with her class from the playground.

I can't wait to meet more families, make new friends, and start this new routine. As a side note, Brad starts law school tomorrow. Who knows, maybe we'll take pictures of him too!