First Grader

Elizabeth was distressed that Summer was over and she had to go back to school and wouldn't be able to just play all day, every day. Who can blame her?

But once she got back into the classroom, she loved it. Her first grade class consists of both her and Lily's kindergarten classes combined. Twenty-eight students is a lot!

Her teacher seems good. Elizabeth likes her. And Elizabeth is thrilled to be in the same class as Lily and their mutual friend, Freya.

The class is jam-packed with books, toys, puppets, art supplies -- and kids. The teacher's desk is shoved into a corner and practically buried in paper.

But it's a warm, homey sort of jam-packed, and when we all went to the school Open House this week, I could see why Elizabeth likes it so much.

Here's the student at Open House, playing freely. That mark on her cheek is a temporary tattoo of a black cat.

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