Since we are moving, we started looking for schools for Lila. We found one that interested us and scheduled a tour. It was impossible to imagine her attending school because we couldn't even get her to get dressed to tour the school that morning without a meltdown. When we got to the school she started crying, got all clingy and wanted to be held all the time. After about 15 minutes the school director offered some goldfish and water, so Lila sat down to enjoy her treat. Just then, the kids who were attending the first day of summer camp started coming in from the playground and everyone sat down and started doing crafts. Lila just got up from her little chair and asked to join the kids. She sat with them, started coloring and chatting, as if they were all her best friends. :-)
Seeing that she was enjoying it and in an attempt to get her used to the school teachers and students, we registered her for camp. When morning came, she was excited to get ready for her very first day of "school" and I asked her to grab her backpack. She said "mamae, here you go. I have to take the grapes out." Little did I know, the grapes that were supposed to be her after dinner snack ended up inside her backpack. I was glad she told me though. Imagine the impression the teachers would have of me if I sent her with a backpack filled with rotting grapes.
She was so perky and happy to be going to school. I took her inside and she just said "you sit right here (pointing to a bench outside the classroom)". So I snuck out and after 3 hours went back to pick her up. She was FINE. The teachers said she cried a little bit asking for me but quickly calmed down. I was skeptical that she wouldn't want to attend the next day but instead, she kept rushing me saying we were going to be late. That day she didn't even look back. Just went in and waved bye. Every day when I went to pick her up she would proudly open her backpack and show me all the work she had done that day. She would only talk about school all day long and loved every minute of it. My big girl...I'm so proud of her. And so that's how it was for the rest of summer camp and 'til this day she says she misses it. Hard to explain she'll be back in a few months. Little did I know this experience taught her confidence and now she enjoys staying in Bible class at church. Thank GOD!
Lila's school art!
Ready for school!
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