goodbye daycare, hello mommycare

Pictures from Alicia's last day at preschool

Well, the seasons are changing that is for sure... At the end of May, Alicia officially ended daycare/preschool at Bright Horizons. It was a very bittersweet day for us all, as it meant that Alicia was no longer gong to be seeing all her classmates and friends that she had spent time with the last 4 or so years. I made the big switch from corporate-world working 4 days in an office, to being a work from home contractor/full-time mommy x2 and working what it feels like 24/7 some days.

A super-cute picture hanging up in the classroom of Alicia and her bff Carl

Alicia had been going to daycare part-time since she was about a year old, I think. Ranging from 1-2 days a week, to almost a full week the last few years. Alicia really loved it there and the teachers have taught her so much. We are so grateful for all their care they have provided. So a change in the routine for Alicia, as now, she gets to enjoy being at home for the summer with mommy and Ben before Kindergarten starts in the fall. Kindergarten is only a half-day school session, so she will be continuing the fun at home with Ben and mommy before and after school.

Alicia and her teachers Ms. Carol and Ms. Katie



I have to admit that we were a bit bummed that her daycare doesn't do preschool graduations there, since many of her other little friends were having one. Since the daycare has a private kindergarten onsite there, they wait until kids finish that kindergarten class before they officially graduate them from that site. :( But the teachers from her pre-k class Ms. Katie and Ms. Carol were pretty cool in setting up a bowling party to celebrate the summer (another post to come soon with bowling..) So we decided to have our own little celebration and took Alicia to the zoo to celebrate. (another post as well :) So as I ramble, going back to the original reason of this post, Alicia's last day at pre-school... I was able to take special treats to school that day as we could her birthday and her last day. Since her 5th birthday was only a few days away, it worked well. Even Grandma Kloss, Ben, and daddy showed up for the party. She had ice cream treats at school with her friends, and packed up her cubbie, and said her goodbyes. Sniff.sniff. :'( It was a nice ending for Alicia.

An accumulation of pictures that her teachers took of her throughout their normal classroom activities. https://picasaweb.google.com/105185905045049370319/AliciaPreKMcAuliffeClass?authkey=Gv1sRgCPfg-cvO9ZTK0gE#



Alicia heading out for the last time... and we are outta here!!





And it's done. The last check out.