1st day of Kindergarten!

This day has been a long time coming & I still wasn't prepared for how sad I would be that Cameron is starting school!  She is such a big girl now and we will have a new "baby" soon.  She has been very excited about starting school, especially with all the new things we have bought over the past few months.  I'm pretty sure her backpack/lunch box are her two favorites!  This morning started off very early for me....it's almost like I was the one going to school...I was wide awake at 4:45!!  As Jeff went to wake Cameron up, I finished making her lunch and started on her pancakes.  They are by far her favorite breakfast food & I usually make them for her every Saturday morning, so it was only right that she get them on her first day of school!  After she ate, we brushed her teeth, got her dressed & of course, got in a little iPad action before we took pictures.  We thought she was addicted to our iPhones before & now the obsession has moved on to the iPad!  She wasn't very excited to take pictures but we got some cute ones before we headed to school.  She did really great walking into school...we saw Avery as we walked in.....and to her classroom.  That's when it all went downhill!  There are lockers in her room that each had two names on them.  Well guess who didn't have her name on a locker?!!  Yep, Cameron!  There is another kid in the class named Camren, so we figured her teacher just got confused.  So much for a great first impression, teacher! :)  That was our first issue, but the teacher quickly found a locker for her to share with another girl who didn't have a name tag either.  Hopefully that will be resolved by tomorrow!  Once we got her stuff put away, she sat down at a table by another girl and seemed okay but when we started hugging her & saying our goodbyes, she clung to both Jeff & me for dear life.  Poor thing did not want us to leave at all!  I gave her about 5 hugs & when she started to tear up, I had to leave or I was going to lose it.  Jeff was able to get her back to her seat & we left quickly to keep from making things worse.  Talk about the worst feeling!  I think once she realized that she didn't really know anyone in her class, had a new teacher & school to get used to, she fell apart.  I have no doubt that picking her up will be a much better experience!  Hopefully tomorrow morning will go more smoothly.

Jeff half awake & Cameron with her "don't take a picture of me" face

Poor girl...her skirt looks a little hiked up! Ha!  We couldn't get her to stand up straight!

Jeff looks like he is throwing up gang signs or something!

Trying hard not to tip over!

Our family or 3 1/2!

Sue came in town yesterday to help with picking up Cameron from school.  We are lucky to have her help these next two weeks!

Getting ready to head out for Independence Elementary!

Walking down the hall to her classroom!

I'm sure I'll be worried all day about her finding the bathroom or opening her water bottle at lunch, etc, but she's a smart, brave girl & I know she'll have a great first day!  Can't wait to pick her up this afternoon & hear all about it!  More kindergarten adventures to come.....

3 weeks until baby boy makes his debut....hopefully less :)