So, here’s our Kindergarten Boy. First day of school today.
There’s no denying that our kindergartener, Chase, is full of energy, opinions, & curiosity.
Just this morning, he:
Showered & got dressed, made some things with his Legos, scarfed down a banana because I made him eat SOMETHING, listened to a story, made a few paper crafts (a butterfly for me, some boats, & even the Eiffel Tower), did a couple chores, did a science experiment from a box to explore acids vs. bases, had a neighbor friend over to play, watched a TV show on Benjamin Franklin, and did his own music experiment with glasses & varying amounts of water (pictured below). THIS WAS ALL BEFORE LUNCHTIME at 11:30 am! Whew.
There never has been & never will be any stopping this guy!
But when it came down to it, Chase was a little apprehensive about his first day of school today.
In the car, I told him that it’s normal to feel nervous about something we don’t know about yet, & that he’d probably feel better once we walked him to his class. We said a prayer together in the car. He was still a little hesitant before entering the classroom, however, & didn’t want any pictures taken. But I quickly took a couple of his faux smiley face.
Chase was just fine after walking inside, seeing Mrs. Miner’s friendly face, finding his name tag, & sitting at a table with his friend Vaughn (who was on his soccer team last year).
I’m SO excited that he’s in school now. Personally, I loved elementary school & all my fun teachers, and I hope he will, too. We’re all ready for Chase to be back in school!
(They look so cute & I am so…. pregnant. 2 WEEKS LEFT!)
Very fun day. At the same time, as I said goodbye to Chase, my voice caught a little & I was feeling a tiny bit emotional. Probably pregnancy hormones, as usual… But seriously, I didn’t know why I felt the least bit weird leaving him, since we already did a year of Joy School AND preschool to gear up for the real thing! And kindergarten is only 2 1/2 hours per day, anyway!
But I guess part of me was thinking, Oh my, he’s getting older. And here we go on the slippery slope of SCHOOL! No turning back! & we’ll be doing this every day! And he’ll be graduating from elementary school before we know it…
Well, here’s to enjoying the journey!