The Vara's: First Day of School

Today was Haley's big first day of school! I think Matt and I were more worried then she was. We had both taken the morning off so we could see her off for the first day. Lucky for everyone Haley woke up really happy this morning. The big day started with the car ride to school. I had to (of course!) take some pictures at home which she was giving BIG smiles. Then when it was time to get in the car to "go to school" I had to chase her down the drive way. She was laughing and I'm thinking she thought she got to ride the bus like the other kids that walk in front of our house to the bus stop. We finally all got in the car and she wanted to sing songs the entire way to school, which mom and dad were happy to do. When we got there she was super excited. I tried to take some more pictures but Haley was more interested in running, yes running, into the school. When I was signing her into class she turned to Matt and said, "come on Dada". We got into the class and Haley started playing right away with another little girl and the puzzle on the table. So Matt and I got her things all situated, talked to the teacher a minute and just left. We felt bad for not saying goodbye but didn't want to cause a scene. We stood outside the door for a few minutes and heard her ask the teacher "where's Mama and Dada"? The teacher said, they'll be back soon and off Haley went playing. So much for missing us!

After 5 long hours, it was time to go get our little munchkin. She was happy to see us and the report from the teacher was she did great. She did cry a little in the morning once she realized we were gone but got over it pretty fast. They skipped music today since it was the first day but they did go outside to play later in the day. In true Haley fashion, she pushed her baby doll around the playground in a stroller the entire time. She ate most of her lunch and even went down for a nap on the cot, which I didn't think she would nap. They even did their first art class in coloring an apple, although the teacher couldn't find Haley's when we got there? Oh well. On Wednesday Grandma is going to take her so hopefully she will do just as good!

I did notice she learned a few things in school already, ok...truth be told she didn't pick these up from school. We've been working on numbers and counting lately. Today she actually counted to 10 all by herself! I had heard a rumor that she did it once at Grandma's but Uncle Nathan was the only one that heard and when she got home it was 1,2,6,3,10 so I had my doubts. But today, she really did it several times by herself. I guess signing 10 little monkeys over and over again really helps.

And the last funny story, tonight at dinner out of nowhere she said some pretty funny stuff. I noticed she started to call out Matt's privates the other night after bath and we would reply with, "yes, that is Daddy's pito" and then change the subject. Well today she announced at the dinner table out of nowhere, "Daddy's Big Pito". My response, "What? Daddy has a pito?" And Haley replied again, "No, Daddy BIG Pito". Matt and I died laughing, which we know is the wrong thing to do but it was too funny. Hopefully she doesn't go announcing this anywhere in public or people might be wondering what we teach our child.

Here are some pictures from the big morning. Enjoy.

About to get in the car at home