Successful Send Off

Today was a dream come true, walking Addison to school hearing the sounds of morning and along our way seeing moms and dads walking their kids to school.

There is a beautiful mixture of children at the school, and the principal was there greeting children. I checked in with Mrs. Johnson (Addie's teacher) to see if they needed anything else and said I might go before I started to cry and Addie confidently said, "well, then you better go." Good advise. She gave me a sweet hug and seemed very comfortable.

 

As I waited with other parents outside the school, I felt such anticipation to see Addie. She came walking out with a HUGE grin on her face, excited by her day and then right around the corner came Zoe (great buddy in her class) and Ella (great buddy in first grade at Eastport) bounding out the door to give Addie and Zoe huge, warm hugs congratulating them on their day. Families stood around and visited, enjoying the COOLEST EVER catepillar Shannon found and kids played in the school yard while parents visits.

That feeling of "it's as it should be" kept coming to mind.

I saw and felt today how a school can truly be the heart of a community, bringing people together.

OK, I'm a shmaltz, let me move on to Addie's more partical answers to her favorite parts of the day.

1) Quiet time when you get to do a puzzle, draw, or rest (during which she drew a picture for baby sister)
2) Recess

:-).
Thank you for today,
Jess