The Babe Goes to Kindergarten

Today was Izzy's first day of kindergarten at our neighborhood elementary school, McKinley. Hard to believe that this day came so quickly. It also happened to be a teacher in-service day at Ethan's school, so I joined the many other first-time kindergarteners' parents in the exciting, emotional, slightly anxiety-causing first day drop-off. Iz came home raving about her teacher and about recess and lunch, so it sounds like she's a pro at elementary school already!

The big girl, all ready to go:

Ethan and friend Serena got to join me in dropping Izzy off:

Izzy's good friend from St. Paul's, Evie, is also at McKinley but in a different class. They got to say hi before going to their respective rooms:

In Miss January's classroom:

Lots of parents hanging around, prolonging the goodbye:


A hug goodbye from Ethan and Serena:


In the meantime, Ethan, Serena and I headed to the zoo:

Skyfari:


Captivated by the polar bears:




Probably the closest we will ever come to a lion:


Picking Izzy up from her first day:

All Smiles:

Enjoying watermelon back at home: