She woke up at 5am so excited she couldn't sleep but I managed to convince her to climb into bed with us. She tossed and turned but finally settled in, cuddling on my shoulder like she did when she was a baby. I didn't move until 6:45 am when the alarm went off. It presented the first challenge of the day. My arm was completely asleep, therefore not moving on it's own, and Amelia was in a deep, deep, deep sleep. I tried desperately to wiggle my arm free without rousing her abruptly. However, that resulted in me punching Jaimie in the face and flinging Amelia over to his side of the bed. She rolled over and looked at me happily and said "Now can we go to nursery school?"
So off we trotted downstairs for her breakfast of champions, bagel w/PINK cream cheese and milk. All served in the latest Disney Princess dinnerware.
While she ate I packed her snack in all of Disney's latest school tools.
Then she got dressed in an outfit that she picked out the day before. We went shopping the day before school just like my mom used to do with me. I was surprised at her choices, it all matched relatively well. With no help from me.
Isn't she sweet? Then we loaded up the car with all my kids and went to pick up her best bud, Rory. Aren't they cute?
By this time the number of times I heard "NOW, can we go to nursery school?" made me realize that I should stop trying to capture every single second on film and let her enjoy her moment.
When we pulled up to the school she and Rory were giddy and jumping in their seats. I unbuckled them and gave them their backpacks and made them sit for one final picture.
They hopped down and walked into school all smiles. The teacher came right over and they walked right through the gate with her without a SINGLE look back. I called "Bye!!! Have a good day." Amelia turned around and smiled and winked at me and walked away. She winked at me! She is 3 for Pete's sake.
I was getting back into the car when Rory's mom drove up distraught that she had missed the entrance into school. She ran to peek in the window and then came back so we could hug each other a bit and cry.
That's it. Her first day captured on film and etched in my heart. Do you know that BOTH girls ask each time if I will take their picture? They are disappointed when I say "not today." Every school day is special to them.
