- It's time to be a school girl.
It's time, it's like legit time.
I'm going to school tomorrow
with like a real backpack,
real lunchbox, real school!
Real everything!
I am going to go to real kindergarten.
Can't you believe it!
- [Claire's Dad] So how you feeling the night before
your first day at school?
So are you feeling jitters?
- Kinda, I'm feeling kinda scared.
I'm kinda nervous, just a little bit.
Everyone's nervous!
- [Claire's Dad] Everyone gets a little nervous, yeah.
- I've got this, I'll show you!
It says the night before school
I have to sprinkle this glitter under my pillow
and it'll help me sleep well-ly through the night
to be ready for kindergarten.
I've already got my backpack.
I've got everything I need.
- [Claire's Dad] What does it feel like?
- Just kinda nervous.
- [Claire's Dad] You're kinda nervous.
- For this new change.
I don't really know.
- [Claire's Dad] It just feels kinda like butterflies.
(Claire laughs)
- You mean butterflies in your stomach?
- [Claire's Dad] Yeah.
(Claire laughs)
- Yeah.
I wanna happy dance.
(sings) Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance.
This is my backpack.
- [Claire's Dad] That's your backpack.
- It's kinda heavy.
With lots of stuff in there.
I gonna wear a cute white shirt.
With my pink overall dress on top of it.
Slight change.
Overall dress and white shirt.
- I can't believe you're all grown up and starting school.
(Claire screams and laughs)
- I'll wake myself up.
- [Claire's Dad] You think so?
- I'll wake up so early like
I can see the sun rise.
- What I am gonna do?
- Just watch me grow up.
- I can't just watch you grow up, you're my little girl.
Can't believe what's happening.
(Claire gasps)
- What advice should I give you before you go to school?
Number one, have courage.
- And be kind.
We got that from Cinderella, but we love it.
Family motto. But if you want to be friends with people
the easier way is to ask them more questions
about their life than they ask about yours?
So just ask 'em like, what's your name?
What do like to do?
What do like to do at home?
What do like to learn about?
What's your favorite shows?
What's your favorite movies?
You can all of those things.
- Yeah!
- And if you don't know what to say,
ask where they like to travel.
That's always a good conservation starter.
- Why?
- Because people like to talk about
where they've been on vacation or
where they're gonna travel to.
Good deal?
- Okay!
- Okay, good deal!
- I'm gonna travel to Disney World.
- Yeah we're going to Disney World next week. Alright.
- [Claire's Mom] Brush her hair.
- [Dad] Just cherishing our last moments
together at home with you.
(Claire mumbles)
- [Claire's Mom] This is the start of something
so beautiful and so fun.
It's going to be awesome.
- Yeah, this isn't college!
(Claire's Dad laughs)
- [Claire's Mom] Dad chill out, it's not college!
- Chill out Dad, it's not college!
I won't be gone, like gone for all the days!
I'll still be there to play with you.
- [Claire's Mom] Say toughen up, Daddy!
- Toughen up, Dad!
Like your Mom!
(Claire's Dad laughs)
- [Claire's Dad] Like my Mom or like Mom?
- Like my Mom!
- [Claire's Mom] You've got beautiful
blue glitter on your head.
- Don't get it!
- [Claire's Mom] I'll leave it!
It's for good luck.
(Claire whispers)
- What are you doing?
I'm just self-medicating.
With caffeine. (laughs)
It's really a blessing that my internet is sucking
because I just open Instagram to scroll back
and look at baby pictures of Claire.
And my internet froze, so.
- [Claire's Dad] Hi, did you wake up?
She's awake!
Your sissy going to school today?
Is she gonna go to school?
Good morning, little school girl.
- Good morning, Daddy.
- [Claire's Dad] Did you sleep good last night?
- Yes!
(Claire and her Mom giggle)
- Backpack's ready.
- [Claire's Dad] Backpack is all ready to go.
- I ready!
(slow pop music)
- I gonna wear this pink overall dress.
Over this white shirt!
(speech drowned out by music) ♪ Wish that I could stay. ♪
♪ Wish for this moment to never go away. ♪
♪ But it's all in my mind. ♪
♪ Though I know that there is nothing to find. ♪
- [Claire] I'm all ready!
♪ You're a beautiful sight. ♪
- You ready, 'cause I am.
- [Claire's Dad] I'm ready, let's do it!
(slow pop music)
♪ I see how you've grown. ♪
♪ While you're roaming the streets all alone. ♪
♪ All you can see. ♪
♪ Thinking about what your life came to be. ♪
♪ You're a beautiful sight in the sun and night. ♪
♪ And you can put up a fight in the misty light. ♪
(slow pop music)
- How are you Momma?
- I'm good, truly.
I feel like she is gonna love it
and it'll be an adjustment for everyone.
It's just good to watch them, you know,
spread their little wings.
- I'm gonna work and Ashlee and Carse and June.
- The sunglasses are strategically placed.
(Claire's Dad laughs)
- [Claire's Dad] Hide the tears.
Goodbye.
- [Claire's Mom] I love you.
- [Claire's Dad] Love ya.
- [Claire's Mom] Hey Carse, who are we waiting for?
- [Carse] I'm waiting for Claire.
- [Claire's Mom] Can you see her?
There she is, your sister, she's here!
Here, here she is!
(crowd of children and teachers making noise)
- [Claire's Mom] Hey Claire, come and tell me
what you thought baby.
- That was fun!
- [Claire's Mom] What was your favorite part of the day?
- Recess!
- [Claire's Mom] Recess. (laughs)
- Claire's about to go to bed after her first day of school.
We didn't film really anything school,
'cause she was feeling pretty tired,
so we just let her.
- Phew, I was like that! - Just let her have a break.
- It was a long day, right?
- Ah, hum.
It was like, shh, it was like going to sleep.
- So her thoughts on the first day of school were,
let me see if I can sum them up what you told me,
you really liked it, you made some good friends,
- I went to PE.
- You went to PE, which you really liked.
- I love PE.
- Don't we all!
- I hope tomorrow for school,
I really hope that it's a library.
- It's a library day tomorrow?
- I hope so, I don't know!
- That'd be cool!
What was your happiest moment?
- When I go to the playground.
When I had recess, I was running happily to the playground.
- How was recess, your first recess ever?
- It was awesome.
- What games did you play at recess?
- No games, I just climbed up really high stuff
and there was an awesome ginormous playground.
- Oh, and did you play with friends at recess
or did you just play by yourself?
- I played by myself.
- Just by yourself.
Did you miss Mom or Dad?
- Yeah!
- You did or no?
- Lots!
- You did, lots!
- I was thinking about you all day.
I just wanted to run in and hug you
and scoop you up so bad!
- (laughs) Why?
- I just missed you.
I just wanted talk to you and see how you're doing.
I was just so anxious to see how your day went.
And when I got home and you said that it was good,
I was so happy.
- Are you excited to see what happens tomorrow for school?
- Yeah, I can't wait.
Can't wait to talk about what's happened at school.
And how did Mom do?
- We did it!
- We did. I'm gonna say this to you actually,
you did way better than I was expecting.
I thought there was gonna be waterfalls.
And you really held it together.
She did great.
- You don't what happened after you went to work.
(Claire's Mom and Dad laugh) - I did go to work,
I was gone for most of the day, so I don't really know.
I'm proud of you, Claire.
- Thanks Daddy.
I'm officially a school girl.
- Officially a school girl.
Alright we'll see you all next week.
- My day's over.
Phew, time to take a break.
- [Claire's Dad] Take a break and get some sleep.
And June's crying.
(Claire laughs)
- Alright we'll see you guys.
Goodnight.
(slow pop music)
♪ And you can put up a fight in the misty light. ♪