First Day of Kindergarten or Transitional Kindergarten

We didn't have much time to "prepare" for our first day because we had just returned from our vacation the day before. We hadn't even adjusted back to real life yet, work, school, making lunches... but it wasn't going to wait for us... it was time to go back to school.

Sascha was pretty excited to be a "Kindergartner" this year. Not much changed as far as the school, her classroom or the teacher... all of that has stayed the same since they keep the Kindergartners in the same class as the Primary Students in a Montessori school. I am so thankful for the loving environment that she feels comfortable in where she gets to learn and thrive so well for at least another year. So we didn't have to worry much about adjusting to a big school, new teacher and new students, she ran right in, just like she always did... yet something felt a bit different. She seemed older, more mature, excited to be called a big kid... I don't know what it was, but my heart ached a little bit. It didn't seem real to me, my first little baby? a Kindergartner  Sure we may repeat the same for next year since that's when she'll officially be of age, but it's still pretty difficult to swallow... wasn't she just born? a tiny little munchkin at 6lbs that came home with us... yes that was almost 5 years ago!
Here are a few photos on her first day of school before we left the house.

The night before... we read a special book