preschool, worries & oatmeal...

Kenley starts preschool tomorrow.

I have so many different feelings about this... most of them totally positive, combined with  a little apprehension.

She has been with me practically every day for the past two years so it will definitely be an adjustment for both of us.

I think I would have more concerns about it if we werent sending her to what is supposed to be one of the BEST preschools in the area. (I have to admit that I didnt even realize how widely recognized the SSU Children's school was until Kenley's orientation on Friday... I just picked it merely out of convenience .... and did a little extra research of course). It was so cool to hear the returning parents and staff talk about what an amazing program it was. One mom expressed how hard it was finding an adequate Kindergarten class after her daughters experience at the SSU Children's school and the high standards that it set for her.

I think I mentioned in a previous post a little bit about the school and Im sure I will have more specifics once she has been there for a little while.



its just so cute!! if you cant see it, above Kenley in the bottom right picture is her name above her coat hanger :)

...In order to properly express how I'm feel about leaving her tomorrow I have to sound like the crazy parent that thinks that child is perfect for a second... so bear with me.

Because Kenley hasnt spent a ton of time with other kids (especially in a large group) she is still...

:::Im having trouble phrasing this:::

She is still "sweet"... for lack of a better word. She has been doing so well with her sharing and the word "MINE" is still foreign to her. I just worry about what she will learn and bad habits she will pick up.

But to be honest, from what I could tell, she was probably one of the most verbal in the bunch so who knows...hopefully she wont be the one "teaching." haha!

One of my favorite parts about the school is the fact that she has one "master teacher" and the rest of the assistant teachers are students of Sonoma State (all majors of early childhood education and human development)... so they are all young, energetic and are studying exactly what they practice every day with the kids.

Im sure Kenley will be just fine. I feel SOO lucky that she is right there on campus with me and I can go peek on her any time I want! Seriously, how nice is that?!?

Well... the craziness that we have been anticipating begins tomorrow. I am so excited to be going back to school and able to finish up what I began. It's going to be organized chaos so if you feel like you are losing track of me, dont be offended.

Today has been full of tasks that Im hoping will help the week go as smooth as possible.

Right now I have an "Oatmeal Bake" in the oven... and it smells amaaaazing. Three guesses where I got the recipe and the first two dont count...

Anyway, hopefully it will be easier to run out the door with than a messy bowl of something!

Here is the link for it...Oatmeal Bake!

and here is a pic of mine!

After a crazy week we get to end it by going to the BRAVES vs Giants series... (its a Santora thing)

and weekend after that GAVIN WILL BE HERE! we miss him so much.

-jess