Panther Preschool...Take 2

Today Caitlin started Panther Playgroup at the local high school.  It's a fun program...it's for ages 18 months (although there is a 15 month old in it...that's a whole 'nother story) through age 3.  Caitlin is only going one day a week to just have a chance to socialize and start to use her words!  :)

The differences in my two girls is like night and day.  With Abigail, I would say it took her almost a month before I didn't have to walk in with her cause she cried so much.  With Caitlin, she didn't even care I was there.  She walked right in and started playing.  I was going to stay the whole day, but I was just sitting there, so I finally left.  I said "Caitlin, Mommy is leaving but I will come back!" and she just ran up, gave me a kiss, adn went right back to playing!  I'm so happy she's so independent....I'm so proud of her, and a lil sad for myself!  :)  I should note she's not shy...at snack time after she ate her 2 cookies, apparenly she went to all the other plates and ate all their leftovers, totaling 6 cookies!  That's my girl!

I'm so proud of my big girl....but not sure where time went and what happened to my baby......

Trying so hard to just get 1 picture

Caitlin's "stinker" face

Her 1st bookbag!  :)

I love this peanut!

Playdough (she looks so small between all the high school girls)

Sensory Table

(and I would like to point out the high school girls in the background.  Oh, to be in high school again.  First, apparently everyone wears slippers in high school....as shoes!???!  Second, they are so funny cause they are like "she's so cute...she's so cute" and the this one girl pooped and they were all like "YUCK!"  The first group of girls are from a parenting class....good luck!  But the second group of girls are all seniors who have taken all the childhood classes and are going into elementery ed next year in college...those are the girls I'm trusting here!  The parenting girls...I'm just happy they are learning!)

"How was school, big girl?"

And the inevitable comparison pictures: 

Caitlin's 1st day of Playgroup

Abigail's 1st day of Playgroup

Obvious observation:  I have relaxed on how I dress my kids for school!  :)

I'm excited to watch Caitlin change and grow this year...and for all the fun she will have!  And Abigail is so excited that she gets 1 day alone with mommy...it has been annoying her that she doesn't know what Caitlin and I do when she's in preschool...so now she gets her turn.  She's excited now...until she realizes it's just errands and her ballet class!  :)