Lizzie is loving her first year of preschool. Her favorite part is all the painting and coloring. The other day when I went to pick her up from school Ms. Michelle informed me that Lizzie was the "coloring queen" and chooses to spend a lot of the free time coloring and crafting. Ever since preschool she has been really into doing just that at home too! She has also gotten to be really good at writing her letters! On one of the first days of school, Lizzie came home and told me that her teacher asked her if she could write her name. She told her no, and seemed a bit sad about it so she immediately wanted me to teach her that day. Within the day she was able to write her name all by herself! Apparently, preschool is a great motivator for her!
I think the hardest part of preschool for Lizzie is being without her best friend, Julie. Ms. Michelle has told me a few times that Lizzie talks about her little sister all the time! It melts my heart that every day of preschool Lizzie makes or saves a little gift to give to Julie. Whether it's the one and only smartie she gets for a correct answer or a painting, she is always very excited to present her with a little gift.
When Lizzie started preschool I was worried about how Julie would handle it. They are so close in age and only one year apart (in school) that Julie has a hard time understanding that Liz gets to do some things first, without her. Julie would ask me, "Can I go to preschool with Lizzie?" The answer was no of course, BUT she does get to go to preschool! Mommy and Juju preschool is what we call it! Every M, W, F morning we paint, color, craft, learn about letters, read, do puzzles, etc. We even have a snack time and Julie reciprocates the little gift giving exchange after preschool by bringing Lizzie a saved portion of her snack and/or one of her paintings. We both really love this time together and Julie is such a smarty pants! She is going to be a bit over prepared for preschool next year I think. Julie's favorite thing to do is painting! Her first question every preschool day is, "Can we paint today?"
