Preschool

Lisa has now been going to preschool for a month at Kinder-Ready Kids Preschool. The Preschool is in Miss Kari's basement at her house. She has it set up like a little classroom. How she fits 15 kids in there is a mystery to me, but I guess they are little bodies. Ryan and I decided it would be a good idea for her to be around more kids her age and have the structure that preschool would provide. And thanks to Marmee contributing to the cost (a very reasonable 65.00/month!) we haven't had to worry about making that work. It is not too far from our apartment so sometimes she will ride her bike, but mostly we still use the stroller cause it's easier for me with Lyra. Although Lisa has had some unwilling days, she has mostly enjoyed the experience. Her teachers are great and she seems to get along with the other kids. It was only one week after she'd started school that I had Lyra and that made it a little hard for her. She didn't want to leave mom and her new little sister. One day when I went to drop her off she got real teary-eyed and turned to me and said, "I told you I didn't want to go." It threw me off guard because usually she is saying,"Bye mom! See you later!" But one of her teachers came and held her and I asked if she'd be ok and she said yes, so I left. (Had to get out of there before I started crying myself! One of those post baby delivery emotional moments)When I came back to get her she was skipping all around and seemed to be fine. Since then there have been only a few protests about going and a well-placed bribe usually takes care of that. I know eventually we'll want her to be happy about going just because it's fun, but for now...a few little bribes can't hurt too much.
It really has been a good experience so far. I love that she has a place to go be around other kids a few times a week. She is learning how a classroom runs and what will be expected of her in school. And she is singing new songs ALL the time. I LOVE it! She has such a memory for those things. The other day she came home and recited (with minimal help from dad) "I'm Being Eaten by a Boa Constrictor." She also loves "Slippery fish" and "I was Skipping Home from School." On her second day they had a birthday party for all the kids with birthdays that week and she got a birthday crown with candy taped all over it. She was very excited. Yay for preschool!