The Busy Bees at Kids of the Kingdom Preschool

Olivia was ready for preschool to end. She had a great year with fun teachers and new friends, but she still struggled to go lots of days. She was fine once we got inside the building and was excited to put her folder away and her lunchbox in its place, but getting her TO school was often a battle. She, just like Isabelle, would rather stay home with mom everyday and go to Target and play. Isabelle is going into 3rd grade and still has not outgrown this....I thought kids loved to go to school?!

On the last day of preschool a mini train came and took the kids on a ride. It was cloudy and looked like rain, but drops never fell fortunately. Livi loved riding around with her friends and loved having a special lunch and dessert after. Every week we got a weekly report of Olivia from school and it almost always said something like this: Olivia is so kind to everyone. She is a great friend and loves to share and push her friends on the swing. She is a great leader and always is first to follow directions. We love Olivia.

Similar to Isabelle also, Olivia didn't really go to school to learn so much academics. She knows her letters, numbers, colors, shapes, can write her name and several other words and is on the brink of reading. Instead, she went to preschool to learn to open her own lunch and eat herself, learn to follow other people's rules, meet new and different types of friends and be without her mama. It wasn't easy for either of us, but we did it!

Olivia gave a quick wave to her teachers and friends the end of May and sprinted out of the building. She is hoping the summer goes by very slowly...and I am too.