First Day of Kindergarten

Yesterday was Christopher's first day of kindergarten. He has been anticipating this day since February 19--the day after he turned five, because he thought that meant he would be going to kindergarten immediately. He doesn't usually wake up until about 7:30 in the mornings, but yesterday when I quietly opened the door at 6:45, he shot straight up in bed with a HUGE smile on his face. You would have thought it was his birthday or Christmas!

After getting dressed in his uniform (which he declared his love for--we'll see how long that lasts!) and eating breakfast, we had a time of prayer with him and took some photos.



Then it was off to school! Of course, we were early and had to wait in the hallway for awhile with all the other eager beavers.




Finally, Mrs. Moore called for her class and his moment had arrived! We went to his classroom, put his stuff away, grabbed a quick photo with Mrs. Moore, and then he took his seat. He looked so big sitting there in a real kindergarten classroom. It just about broke my heart to leave, but I did--after one trip back to take two more photos from the doorway and wave one last time. I managed to leave with dry eyes (mostly) but boo-hooed later when I looked at the photos I had taken that morning.





Will also had a tough time adjusting to Christopher's new school life. That morning when we were on our way to a friend's house, Will yelled from the backseat, "Look, Christopher, horses!" and then glumly looked over at the empty booster seat next to him. Will was so eager as we waited in the pick-up line that afternoon and asked a million times when Christopher was going to get in our van. When Christopher finally arrived, Will said, "Christopher, I missed you while you were with Mrs. Moore!" At that moment, I was SO thankful that Christopher will be going to school 2 days a week and at home with us the other days. Their friendship is so precious.

Christopher's first day of school was definitely a success. He loved art and Latin, and he spent the rest of the afternoon and evening reminding us that he can say "wet" and "dry" in Latin. He was intrigued by the concept of taking a hall pass to the bathroom, a big change from the designated potty break times of preschool years. In fact, Christopher did not use the potty all day. That would be 10 hours by the time I realized that he had not used the potty at school and made him go! I think he didn't want to miss anything, but I have given him strict instructions to use the potty at some point tomorrow!