J Cooper Photography

Tuesday was Meet and Greet for my TWO school girls.  We loaded up the van and headed down the street to our neighborhood school to check the lists…hoping to see the names of the teachers we wanted and a few good friends.  Fortunately for my girls, they would have been happy regardless of what name appeared (they didn’t know the teachers well enough to care either way) so we had lots of smiles!!

J was excited to see her classroom and meet her teacher again (they had a few days earlier this month to practice coming to Kindergarten already).  She found her name right away and was excited to get all her school supplies in the right places!

Special Kindergarten hugs for a dance buddy who turned out to be in her class!!!  Also…I heard from a friend today that there is a family in J’s classroom that has adopted from Ethiopia!  I can’t wait to meet them and hear all about their story!!

J’s teacher for the year (love J’s insecure smile here)

Then we headed off to find A’s classroom.  We switched her from a multi-age classroom (think Montessori approach) to a traditional 2nd grade classroom this year.  She was a bit nervous about the changes and making new friends…but had already met several new girls by the time we had left the classroom.  She was totally pumped that she has her own DESK…OH, 2nd grade rocks my friends!

A’s teacher for the year!

It was a strange day for me.  Lots of excitement and anticipation mixed with a tinge of regret.  If you know me well in “real life” you know that this schooling issue has been a BIG topic at our house this summer.  With our desire to raise our kids more intentionally come the questions on how to make that a practical aspect of our lives.  But for now we are trusting in our decision for the year and looking forward to seeing what FANTASTIC things our little girls will learn!

Tomorrow I will share the BIG FIRST DAY!  (This mom is worn out from a day of craziness and heading to bed!!!)