Moving On Up!

Emma was promoted to the three year old class yesterday. Two spots opened up this week so out of fairness, they moved up the two oldest in Emma's class on Monday. As it turns out, one of them really missed his friends so as the third oldest, Emma was given the opportunity to move up to the "big kid class". It sounds like Emma was a little jealous that her friend Annie got to go to the big kid class on Monday so she was eager to make the move yesterday. After two days, the transition has been seamless. She has done great and is enjoying the additional freedom that comes with being among the three year olds. For instance, they are allowed to retrieve and stow stuff in their cubbies by themselves. Overall, the daily routine is pretty similar although shifted by about 1/2 hour, which is actually more close to what Emma does at home anyhow. I am sure that Emma will miss her BFF, Libby, but they'll be reunited before long and I'm sure they'll still get to play together at times. After her first day, one of Emma's teachers asked her how she liked her new class and she responded that she liked all the new toys but she still had to go home with Mommy, Daddy, and Josh as if we could ever forget that little sweetheart. We are not surprised at all by how well Emma has adapted; she'll definitely be ready to show the rest of her friends the ropes when they all get promoted in August.