Natalie's First Day of Preschool

Our baby is growing up! Natalie started preschool on September 6. As you can see from the series of pictures below, Natalie wasn't exactly in the mood to have her picture taken on her first day of preschool. Here's the post from Olivia's first day of preschool three years ago for comparison.

When she arrived at school, she gave Yusaku the "smile" below. Ha ha!

And before going into her classroom, a slightly better smile. Despite the difficulty she gave us with posing for photos, I think she had a great first day. Her teacher is very nice and it's a great little classroom. Bonus - my classroom is right across the hall so I get to see her a little here and there throughout the day.

Back to work...

This past Spring/Summer, I had begun to toy with the idea of possibly going back to work part-time. I wasn't sure exactly when I wanted to go back or what job I might want. I was not actively looking for something. I had mentioned my thought about going back to my neighbor in passing though and not much after that, she approached me about a job possibility teaching Pre-K at a local preschool. The preschool is attached to the church she belongs to and the director had originally approached her about taking the job. It wasn't a good fit for her but she thought of me, knowing my background in teaching and my desire for a job with hours that would fit with the kids' schedule.

After meeting with the director (who was happy to offer me the position) and MUCH thought, I decided to take the job. I have a class of 4 boys and work 4 mornings a week. Although she was originally enrolled at a different local preschool, we switched Natalie to this school so that she and I could be on the schedule. Her classroom is right across the hall from mine. :)

Here are some pictures of the outside of the school and the inside of my classroom.