Julia's First Day of Kindergarten

We picked out her clothes the night before, put a snack for recess and a lunch treat in her backpack, Cliff gave her a father's blessing for the school year, I put her after school snack in the fridge to cool, and all the cameras had charged batteries. It took forever for Cliff and I to fall asleep last night. Julia seemed ready to go last night. A little excited and a little nervous.

When I went to her room to wake her up she was already awake. I made her scrambled eggs and chocolate milk for breakfast. We curled her hair a little, packed up the car and headed off. Cliff was able to go into work late today so he could go with us.

The ride to school

As is normal with this age, getting her to give a decent smile is hard.

Julia and Dad

Julia and Mom

Julia and Tyler

Julia and her teacher

Her teacher had a coloring page for the students to work on while we took pictures and said our goodbyes. Julia did not cry. I wanted to but managed to take a few deep breaths. I'll let my tears fall later when I'm not distracted by dirty dishes and laundry.

Julia already met two new friends.

And yes, we are "those parents". This is a big moment to document.

Have a great school year Julia!