Hope's "Very First" First Day of School

Today was a big day!  Hope had her first day of preschool today, and she was very (I mean V-E-R-Y!) excited!  She has been waiting for this day to come since, well, since the day I signed her up for the class back in the spring. 

Hope is not a child who gets up in the night... once she is in bed, that is where she stays.  Last night, though, imagine my surprise when I noticed her light on in her bedroom at 2:00 a.m.  That's right--2:00 a.m.!  Was the girl ready to start her day maybe?  I helped her visit the bathroom and then head back to bed, and she was back to sleep shortly, thank goodness.

So... here is what you are really here for today ~ the pictures!

Got to check the mirror after getting dressed...

Brushing her teeth...

Putting on her chapstick...

Waiting (impatiently) to go in to the classrom...

When dismissed from the classroom, Hope ran right over

to give me a great big hug!!

Can't wait to go back!!

Hope is normally a girl who loves to sing along to the music in the van as we drive place to place.  In fact, she asks me to put music on just as soon as we get in sometimes.  Today, though, as we made our way home from preschool, we did not listen to music.  Instead, Hope talked... basically non-stop.  She had lots to say about her first day, the friends she is making, her teachers, and the things she did.  "We played lots of things!" she said. 

And, just for fun, here is a song that Hope loves to listen to... we of course watched this video this morning on my iPod, and Hope just laughed and laughed. 

Hope often notices when someone looks happy, mad, or sad.  She'll say, "You/he/she look like..." and then add the feeling she sees.  This morning, I said to Hope, "You look like happy!"  She replied, "Yeah!  I am!"  Good for you, Hope!  Your family is so proud of you!