first day of preschool

Today was Eva's first day of preschool. She has been so excited about it, but this morning she became very nonchalant, verging on reluctant. Nerves, I guess. She wore this cute apron-style dress that Marc brought her from Paris. It was so chilly this morning that she had goosebumps and was shivering during my attempts at taking photos. A couple of shots and she decided it was time to retreat to the warmth of the car.

(Incidentally, the weather has been so delightfully cool for the last two days -- it's the first time I haven't been hot in months! Well, that's not quite true. I wasn't hot in Oregon. It's the first time I haven't been hot in Utah in months!)

I tried to hook her up with a new backpack. She insisted on wearing this fleece one that Grandma Susan bought her in Paris last year. (She adores robots.) While it is cute, it is not really that functional -- note the folder sticking halfway out. I don't know how long this is going to last.

(I have to say, I did not really get to enjoy myself during preschool. I had to teach a piano lesson, which went very long... then I showered and got ready and picked her up! Plus, Max was still home sick. Gypped. I really want to change that lesson time so as to maximize my alone time and productivity potential.)

When I went to pick her up, all the kids were walking up the stairs to their parents. I could hear Eva inside saying, "I don't want to walk!" (one of her favorite annoying things to say). I commented to her teacher that I hoped she hadn't been like that the whole time. She replied, "Oh no, just a few times". Okaaaaay..... great. Am I going to have the problem child?

She said she had fun, but other than that, mum's the word. We were all excited to ask her about her first day, but she just said, "I don't know," "I don't want to talk about it," and even "Leave me alone". Okay, then.

We had to go over and check Lucas out from school to go to the doctor, because he's been complaining about ear pain the last couple of days. It turns out his ears are fine, but he has a sinus infection! See? Our family specialty. Good grief.

It was just a crazy day of driving around, Scouts, piano lessons, and Mutual. But check this out:

We had an opening social and went up the canyon to play games and have Mexican s'mores. (I had never heard of them, either. Basically, wrap up any combination of peanut butter, chocolate squares, marshmallows, bananas, etc. in a tortilla; wrap in foil; cook over coals for a few minutes. Surprisingly tasty! When it's done cooking, you can even add a scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup and no one will complain.)

The Young Men were in charge, and they had determined to show the Young Women that they know how to get things done right. They had tablecloths, a centerpiece, and even wipes to clean up sticky hands! We were duly impressed.

Here's hoping for a much calmer day tomorrow.