Saturday, September 10, 2011

Pre-K Kiddo

This week the Peanut started pre-k. Three days a week he goes to school with his 3 buddies who live on our street. None of them are in the same class, but just the knowledge that they are all there together has bonded them even more. :)

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He was SOOO ready to start. So excited....so fun. Really proud of his Toy Story lunch box.

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He was confident, walking right in to his class and introducing himself to his teacher.

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He sat down in his chair and started to dot-paint over his name, smiling and saying hi (somewhat shyly) to the kids sitting next to him. Patiently smiling for all the pictures I was taking.

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Looking like a serious student as he watched what the other kids were doing. ;)

And then he (very sweetly) told me it was time for me to go. ;) Yes, he did. I needed that though...otherwise I might have stayed and watched until the teachers made me leave. Awkward. ;) So I left...with minimal tears. That's kind of a big deal for this mom who just dropped her youngest baby off at his first day of preschool. A first for him. A last for me.

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And here's the after school pic. :)
"School was great, Mom. I LOVE school!"

I look at him and am amazed by how much he has changed so quickly. Gone is the tiny one who used to hide behind my legs when meeting someone new. In fact, that's exactly what he did back in January when we went to visit the school that he so confidently walked into this week. That little guy has been replaced by an older version who is much more sure of himself, will talk to anybody (I have to watch him even more carefully because of that), and loves to be the center of attention. He's funny and thoughtful, tough and cuddly, sweet and confident.

I think it's going to be a good year. :)

And I'm just going to enjoy it as slowly as possible, because next year he will be starting kindergarten while his oldest brother will be starting middle school, which just might put me over the edge. ;)

1 comment:

  1. Those pics are so precious Jac! When I saw the profile of Hunter, I thought 'wow, I never realized that his profile looks a lot like Harrison' Am I wrong about that? All your boys are adorable and I'm so glad your baby boy is loving school so much. Kelly wasn't sure how Kate would do in kindergarten this year but she LOVES it too. She now has school stories to crack us up about. She told Kelly the other day that the mean boy in her class wanted to marry her. Kelly said 'What's his name?' Kate's response 'I don't remember his name because I am NOT going to marry him!'

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