Well, the long-awaited, blessed day finally came.
Our awesome little Brinlee is no longer a "soon-to-be",
now's she just official.
And she is LOVING it!
Her school day doesn't start until 9:00, but she was up and ready to go by 6:30. A little early for my taste, but it did give us lots of time for a few first day of school festivities. We packed her first lunch, ate a special breakfast, picked out her first outfit from her stash of new clothes, took lots of pictures, and then headed out the door! School is just a block away, so we get to walk there every morning. Though, for her first day she didn't actually do much walking,
she skipped and hopped most of the way :)
Then it was a hug and a kiss, time to line up, a few tears from mom (none from Brinlee though, she was ready, and did I mention SO excited?), and then she was off!
I got over being sad quicker then I thought I would, I guess her excitement rubbed off on me. By the time McKenna and I got back home I was pretty recovered and surprisingly just giddy to hear all about her day! Maybe this next phase won't be so bad after all?
I did wonder about her all day though and how she was doing with such a busy, long day full of totally new things. I prepped for her coming out totally overwhelmed. But when 3:00 came and that door opened, out bounced the happiest most excited little girl I think I've ever seen! And that's when I knew that this phase really won't be as bad as I thought after all. She was exhausted, but she had loved every minute and couldn't wait to tell me and McKenna all about it! And I loved that! Hearing about her day is one of my favorite things.
Speaking of McKenna.
I had wondered if we would have a bit of a hard time when this little one lost her full-time play partner. And it was a little rough at first. She was bummed. When we got home that first day and she realized her days weren't going to be as full of sissy anymore, she was pretty sad. I spent the first couple of schooldays dropping off Brinlee, and then walking home and cuddling a very tearful McKenna.
But it didn't take her long to realize that sissy does come home, and in the meantime, I have mommy and all of the toys to myself! She still doesn't love it. Every day she asks probably 14 times if it's time yet to go pick up sissy. But she is a little more ok with Brinlee leaving. And she is a super fun little buddy! It's been kind of nice to have her one on one a bit more and see a little different side of her. A bit more of her personality blossoms out when she's not trying to mimic so much, and she has been so sweet and so fun!
While Brinlee was gone for her first day, McKenna and I stayed busy getting ready for our "K" party (K for kindergarten, of course). We went to the store and McKenna picked out all the things she knew Brinlee would love, and then once Brinlee was home, we had a celebratory dinner. We made little pizzas, wore party hats, ate cupcakes, and listened to every detail of the Kindergartner's big day. It was perfect.
We had to party without daddy. Poor Tim was out of town taking a board exam and missed all the fun. He was super bummed. But you better believe that a very excited Brinlee was more than ready to spare no details and get him all up to speed the next day when he got home.
Oh I can't say enough about this girl.
I'll just leave it at she's completely amazing,
and we love her, love her, love her!
And she's going to knock this whole kindergarten thing right out of the park!
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