From what I can see through the window, she is following the directions and listening to her teacher, whom she talks about all the time and adores. Mommy was a little nervous that she might just do her own thing, but she is an active participant in dance class, which tells me it is something she is genuinely interested in and loves. Maybe it's an age thing and she can handle it better, but she has never been so eager to go to an activity before. She told Ryan and I, "I can't wait to go to dance!".
Anyway, I'm just a bit PROUD b/c she handled like such a big girl!
Here she is on the way to her first dance class.
Waiting to enter into the studio. 
Slowly walking in and taking it all in. 
All done. Looking for mommy to tell her all about it.
This morning on her way to her second dance class. The smile says it all.
All done. Looking for mommy to tell her all about it.
This morning on her way to her second dance class. The smile says it all.
Dear Gigi and Poppy,
Once that was done, shoes were off and fun was had!
She had a blast! I actually seize any chance when it rains (barring there is no lightning) to go outside and play. And Ava is no different. It was a favorite, favorite pasttime of mine when I was little. Something about getting soaked to the very last thread and playing as you please, even with no toys or tangible objects to keep your attention. Just you and the rain. Very liberating. 
Then, just submerging the container in the water.
Discovered that the container is like paper and will tear if it gets wet.
Here she is with her teacher, Ms. Lauren and hanging onto Daddy's leg. Ms. Lauren is the sweetest, kindest person. She has been teaching preschool for 18 years and Ava loves to talk about her. When we left Ava initiated giving her a hug AND a kiss, which doesn't happen often.
Here is Ava's lunch, ready to go, note and all. Ava's first day of lunch consisted of a turkey sandwich (barely eaten), veggie booty (halfway eaten), canteloupe (all gone) and string cheese (all gone). They indicated on her daily form that she "ate well", lol.
And here is the pretty princess all ready to go on her first day! It wasn't all smiles once we got there though. She asked me to come inside for a few minutes, which of course I did. I wanted to make our goodbye as fast and painless as possible because I knew that if I saw her upset, I would get upset and she would see that. NOT what I wanted her to see. If I continued to be upbeat and positive, she would totally feed off of that. So, once I told her to have a good day and I'd see her soon, she started crying. I had to leave b/c my tears were coming.....SOON! I told her I loved her and said goodbye. I couldn't even make it out to the car before the tears were rolling down my cheeks. Once I got to the car, I talked to Jill and Keri, who've been through it before and calmed down. My only saving grace was that the director had encouraged us to call if we wanted them to check on our children. I called about 20 minutes after dropping her off and she was SO FREAKING nice about it. She not only accepted but encouraged me to call back as much as I wanted. So she went and checked on Ava and said she was doing great! She wished she had a camera to show me that she was playing and doing fine. That was all I needed.
Smiling for me while playing. You can kind of see her heart on the inside of her palm. Something that I read in my almighty-Parents-mag about doing after reading the Kissing Hand. We actually started it when she transitioned to the big girl bed and she asked for it for school.
