School days.....
First day for Rose at "big school" and nary a tear was shed...not even by mama.
How brave am I ?
The only hitch in the whole day was that her lunch pack was almost too big to fit into her classroom tray, which won't really shock anyone who knows me all that well.People laugh at the amount of food I carry around with me - there is always enough to feed a small army of ravenous children ( actually I often do end up feeding a small army of ravenous children when Steph and I are together - those MacKinnons are very good eaters lucky for me!).
I don't know - perhaps I was an Italian mama in another life.... I just love to see children with a healthy appetite.
Anyway, when we went to collect Rose, there she was with her new teacher trying to squash the cooler pack back into her backpack (and to be honest, it ain't a small backpack! Rose looks like a turtle when she puts it on). Her teacher laughingly suggested that a smaller lunch pack might be in order,as this one had taken up most of the room in Kindergarten Blue's lunch basket. Oh well, at least she didn't go hungry on her first day at school.....
Off to buy a (slightly) smaller pack tomorrow.
(Anyone need one insulated lunch pack, only used once and big enough to hold a four course meal? Lime green and lurid purple so guaranteed not to get lost in a crowd)
Here she is, with her studious schoolgirl look!
No tears ?? oh my god ! How did you resist ?? Congratulations to your sweetie ! Smooches !
Posted by:Sandrine (alias Didine ♥ ) | Wednesday, 31 January 2007 at 09:14 PM
what a cutie.
and too funny about the lunch
:)
Posted by:gkgirl | Thursday, 01 February 2007 at 12:00 AM
Rose is so sweet! Her school should clearly get a bigger lunch basket.
Posted by:Emma | Thursday, 01 February 2007 at 05:05 AM
She is so gorgeous and sounds like first day was a hit!! :)
Posted by:julie | Thursday, 01 February 2007 at 05:21 AM
Rafael would love a pack like that!!!! hahahah
She is so beautiful:)
Posted by:Zelia | Thursday, 01 February 2007 at 09:28 AM
Maybe you could make her a lunch bag. I have made a few for my daughter. They are pretty easy to make. My daughter sort of demands I make her's heart shaped, hahaha. Have a look, the first four pics are lunch bags I made for her (They have regular old quilt batting as insulation.)
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v196/hillnotes/sewing/
Posted by:Jeannette | Thursday, 01 February 2007 at 10:14 AM
BTW -she is adorable, happy first day of school to her!
Posted by:Jeannette | Thursday, 01 February 2007 at 10:16 AM
you are VERY brave!! i almost shed a tear seeing that little angel face and thinking of her heading out to school. have fun Rose!! :)
Posted by:kristin | Thursday, 01 February 2007 at 07:31 PM
I'm tearing up just looking at her photos ...
Did Rose stand still while you did her hair?
Posted by:Jo | Thursday, 01 February 2007 at 09:51 PM
Congratulations Rose, I recognise that school uniform...I wore it myself many many years ago. Of course I didn't wear Roses exact unifor, I had my own from the same school.
Posted by:Bianca | Friday, 02 February 2007 at 12:06 AM
have fun Rose- what brave ones you both are!!
Marianne, she is just beautiful. Thank you for sharing Rose's first day at school with us. xx
Posted by:melissa | Friday, 02 February 2007 at 07:23 AM
what a pretty little girl Rose is.
that is a funny story about the lunch pack.
Posted by:jessica | Saturday, 03 February 2007 at 12:18 AM
Shes beautiful, what a proud day. I cried when mine started school in September, but not till I was out of sight! She LOVED it and still does, such a relief.
Posted by:Rebecca | Saturday, 03 February 2007 at 06:37 AM