First day of Preschool!

I can't believe Morgan is now a preschooler. How the time has flown by. We had a busy morning getting all the last minute things ready and were able to actually make it out the door on time. Whew!

Our preschooler first thing in the morning. She woke up early (5:45) and was ready to eat and start her day!

All dressed and ready to go. Morgan sat still long enough that I was able to French braid her hair.

Morgan was so excited about her backpack and lunch box. She attempted to stand with it on, but I think the backpack weighed almost as much as her.

Outside of school

We arrived at school just in time to meet Brady and his family outside for a few quick photos of the kids together. Morgan was very happy to see her buddy Brady and check out his new lunchbox and backpack.

Morgan checking out Brady's soccer ball lunchbox.

Brady and Morgan ready to go play!

Morgan drove herself in from the parking lot using her big wheelchair, but as soon as we entered the classroom she asked to get down. She wanted to get right into her walker and take off. She noticed the other kids coming in and hanging their backpacks on the hooks under their cubbies, so I pointed her that way and attached her bags and off she went.

Morgan walked right over to the hooks and tried as hard as she could to hang her backpack. I ended up helping as it was hard to lift the backpack. I then turned her towards the lunch bin to place her lunchbox in. Again she walked straight over to it.
I again helped her place the lunchbox in the bin. Then she spotted the table where some kids were coloring their name tags. Morgan headed that way. Ms. Terry held up two name tags and asked Morgan which one was hers. She immediately picked out the right one. With some help she sat down at the table and colored her name tag. By the time David and I got back from the van with our bags full of school supplies Morgan had moved on from coloring and was making her way to the carpet for circle time. She had made a special request for the bean bag song which her teachers gladly obliged.
When we showed up at 10:45 to pick Morgan up they were outside for recess. We spotted Morgan quickly; she of course was riding her bike. We donated her old tricycle to the preschool (the one that Charley attached straps to the pedals) so she would have a bike she could ride.


When Morgan spotted us she was very excited to see us. She told us she had a great day but was ready to go home. You should have seen how sleepy she looked. They really wore her out. In fact for the first time in a VERY long time she actually asked to take a nap. During lunch we got to hear all about her day. Here is how the conversation kinda went:

Me: Morgan, what did you do at preschool today?
Morgan: Circle Time, bean bag song
Me: What else did you do?
Morgan: Play, Owen, cars
Me: Anything else?
Morgan: Snack, Sophie
David: What about outside, what did you do out there?
Morgan: Ride bikes, Sophie

So as you can tell Morgan had a great first day. From what we gathered through her short two word answers (she was so tired she didn't want to elaborate much) they started the day with circle time. At circle time they did the bean bag song and (because I read the board) also sang The Wheels on the Bus, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and The Itsy Bitsy Spider. From what Ms. JoLynn said Morgan was a crack-up during the bean bag song; she was dancing like crazy. She also said that Morgan sang all the other songs and was even teaching Ms. Terry some new moves for the Wheels on the Bus. After circle time I think they did some free play which is when Morgan met Owen and they played cars together.

Then at snack she must have made friends with Sophie. Yes, Grandpa that is right, there IS a Sophie in her class. I have joked with Charley all summer that if there is a Sophie in her class and she calls her "Sophie Dopey" that he would be the one to call Ms. Terry and apologize. You see Grandma and Grandpa's dog is named Sophie and he always calls her Sophie Dopey. Well Morgan has picked up on this too and always calls her it now. Thankfully Ms. JoLynn said that Morgan just called her Sophie.

So, the first day went great. She did a LOT of walking and standing and moving and was EXHAUSTED. Hopefully things will continue to go smoothly and our little girl will continue to LOVE school!