Today was Averie's first day of preschool! How did our little girl grow up so fast?! We have been talking to Averie and reading books about starting school to prepare us. The concept of orientation with a toddler seemed so strange but she loved seeing her new classroom and exploring all of the learning centers. Her favorite are the kitchen (in true Rapkin form), painting/art, and reading on the mini couch.
It was really nice that the school broke up the class so the first few days were for 1 hour with 2 other children for maximum hands on time with the teachers. Averie didn't even cry! Unfortunately, the same can't be said for her first real day today. I was naively confident dropping her off and having her say bye-bye mama. Then, I got the dreaded call that my child wouldn't stop crying despite a happy send off. I should have known from our picture this morning she wasn't so sure about this school thing. Hoping tomorrow will be a better day since she did have fun the other days and is still happy talking about school.
