Second First: First day of School!

Well, the day finally came. It felt like we waited a long time, but the day arrived quickly nonetheless. The first day of school! Maybe it seemed to come so soon since the kids start school when they are 2 1/2 or 3 now. Guess there's more to learn than when I was a kid, LOL.

It was more stressful than I thought to select a school. We visited a few local(ish) schools and finally settled on Holy Cross Lutheran Early Learning Center. It's only 15 minutes away, which is pretty close for where we live. We liked this preschool mainly because of the small size of the classes. And when we took Jack for a tour he seemed the most comfortable. So I guess in the end the choice was pretty simple - I just over worry about things most of the time. So he goes Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 - 12:00. It's an adjustment for all of us, but so far so good.

Ready to Leave

 That was Jack all ready to go on the first day. Eventually he'll grow into that backpack. But they are supposed to bring a whole change of clothes (including shoes) so I'm glad it was so large.

I was so impressed with Jack when we got there he was not one of the screaming crying kids. In fact, I don't even think he noticed me once the teacher said he could explore and play with any of the toys that were out. It was harder for me to leave than for him to stay. Ha!

Making Himself at Home

 Logan was with Grandma and Grandpa because I had some administrative stuff to do at the front desk, so I ended up going grocery shopping by myself while I waited (he only had a half day that morning). It was the strangest thing to to go the store alone, for maybe the first time in two or three years. I hardly knew what to do with myself. So I bought stuff. How girly of me!

When I got back to pick Jack up he was playing in the playground and had already made his first craft: Fruit Loop Necklace. Which I wore the rest of the afternoon. He was already playing "next to" other little boys so that calmed my worry that he would have trouble making friends. Well I wasn't worried so much as it's his first time around a lot of kids and I didn't know how he would take it - that's a lot of stimulation all at once.

The teacher seemed to really like him, and told me, "Jack is very independent," which my mom said was a good thing. I try to translate what they tell me by asking other teachers like Scott's mom and my mom.

Already a Gift for Mommy!

Here's to many many more years of fun and cultivating a love for learning.

Until Next Time...