pre school open house!

so yesterday we found out adeline was going to preschool. then they mentioned, oh tomorrow is the open house for this preschool from 10-11, you must be there. OH, okay, rearrange schedule a bit. so we talked to adeline about it last night & she was excited; when she woke up this morning... folks, she was plain giddy w/ anticipation & excitement. she laid in bed with me for about 5 minutes chattering on about happy things & i kept picking out 'addy go' so i'm assuming she was talking & singing about going to preschool.

here is a picture of her school (i blanked out the name, in case you are thinking westerville schools needs help with their spelling)
the class is about 11 or maybe 12 students & they range in age from adeline (the youngest!) to nearly 6 years old. one kid was wearing a buzz light year outfit. okay, the word outfit doesn't fully credit this kid's clothing choice. it was a total body covering of buzz light year, leather-looking with detachable features & everything, from neck to feet. i am only assuming his mom made some sort of treaty with him so that he wouldn't wear the buzz light year helmet into school. i'm guessing by thanksgiving adeline & this boy will be swapping fashion ideas.

as i mentioned to my sister earlier today, adeline took nearly as long as me to find the right outfit this morning (my fall & winter clothes are put away, that was my fault). first she wanted to wear really short shorts. i said no shorts; too cold. then she decided on a dress instead of pants. we put on the dress & woah it's about 1 inch shorter than it was 2 weeks ago! sorry, can't let my daughter go to her preschool open house with butt cheeks hanging out...so she didn't get to wear the crazy tights she had picked out (the outfit would've been classic adeline: shapes, colors, stripes everywhere & no pants!). we agreed on jeans under the dress (after several attempts to get simple leggings on...she was adamant, no leggings today) with her blue 'running' shoes (they are totally not running shoes, but she thinks she can run really well in them, so....we're leaving it at that).

so we meet the teachers & they are *amazing* & as the students file in adeline loosens her grip on my leg & starts to play & is smiling, laughing, & seems to be over joyed. i loved watching her. in fact, i didn't fill out all the paperwork b/c i just sat there with a dumb mama-in-love smile on my face watching her start her school journey. so far for me this has not been a sad time--how can i be sad when she is *SO EXCITED*?! sadly, wes decided it was best that he work a full day so he missed today...you *know* he will be at her first day of school, though.

this is the part that totally took me by surprise: adeline has a locker! you know, like in a hallway with all the other elementary school kids. WOAH! yea, it's in the preschool section, right beside her room, but i about pissed my pants when i saw that; it just seems to make her older, more mature. (plus, take note, the name given is addy & not adeline. fear confirmed.)

again, faded out the other students' names, but this is to prove that she has a for real locker...

...& she's opening it with gusto. she even found out that she sorta fits inside of it (hair will be pulled by the metal prongs, though, ouch). this is the time that addy's personality emerged: a leader of curious things. so since this is a special needs classroom, they have a few 'typical' kids as well, to act as positive peers & examples of age-appropriate language & kindness & ability for follow rules & instruction & such. well, i think addy met one of these typical peers. this girl was talking up a storm, asking adeline full sentence questions & trying to get adeline to JUMP. in response, adeline instead swayed this girl to attempt with her to climb into their lockers. they seemed to exchange a mischievous hello-to-you smile during that time. i think they'll be friends.

oops, didn't get the whole outfit picture for the grandparents, sorry. but addy did make sure to put on her favorite ultra important hat & matching purse (which only held two granola bars... in case preschool = starvation possibility)

i can't believe she'll start preschool in a few weeks. the official date for the older kids is tomorrow but adeline will start the monday after her birthday on september 28. i'm pretty sure i'm ready to send her off & after today i *KNOW* that she's ready. it's so official now, she's going to school. i mean, we have a *school supplies list*! i suddenly feel old. & she need a regular size backpack. & snack pack. & where did we put her social security number? ...