How in the name of baby ducks did the baby girl I brought home almost 5 years ago turn into this confident young lady walking up the steps of the school bus? Honestly? I know you're supposed to be teary-eyed as your baby heads off to school for the first time but she's so excited about Kindergarten and I would so much rather have her be the first kid up the stairs onto the bus than one of the ones clinging tearfully to parents that are trying to pry their little fingers off of them that I had no regrets at all, other than that Jason missed the whole thing because of a show at work. We're still working on whether Marbletown Elementary or High Meadow will be the kindergarten for Kaia - assuming she gets into High Meadow we'll have her go there, but either way I think she'll have a great time. LOVE.