First Day of Pre-K

The loooong awaited day finally arrived today: the first day of school. Sage was ecstatic to be starting school today. She talked about it all day yesterday. I was terribly sick yesterday with a fever that went from Jaggar to me, and Sage was so afraid that I wouldn't be able to take her. Feeling better today, I got up at 6:30 to take a shower, but she was so excited that she got up then too, ran into the bathroom and screamed, "It's SCHOOL DAY!" I was NEVER like that from preschool through college, so I hope she continues in her excitement. She was even saying things like, "I'm going to be there a long time, right?" For those that may not know, we've switched her from her previous school to a new one that is closer and 3 days a week. It was a hard decision because I loved her other school, but until she HAS to go 5 days a week for the rest of her life, I wanted to keep it as simple as possible.

Speaking of simple...during orientation a few weeks ago, I met her teacher and she gave Sage (translated: ME) and all the other kids a project to do: an "all about me" poster. I think Sage's turned out to be adorable! She was so proud of it. Jaggar must have been excited too because he was up at 6 something as well. :)
Sage in her new class. You don't see many other kids there yet because we couldn't get there fast enough for her. She wanted to leave an hour before it was time. She is such a different child since Jaggar has been born. She used to be so timid and shy, but now she's talking to everyone, hugging people, ordering at restaurants, spending nights away from us...I guess a baby brother is just what she needed, and, of course, she's just growing up.
Her teacher, Ms Betsey
I took this picture because she cleaned her room and made her bed while she was waiting to leave. She was so excited. When I picked her up, her expectations had been met because she was very happy and excited to go back.