Kindergarten

So, I first need to apologize to our families that check the blog for updates. Busy is not an excuse, but goodness finding the time to get on the actual computer!!

August 1st Jake started kindergarten. He had been in all day prek last year, but for some reason Kindergarten just seemed like such a big deal. He is in a big new school with all new people. And since our move he was going to a school where we really knew no one at all. Jake couldn't have been more excited to be starting kindergarten. He loves it...his teachers love him and he is doing great!! We walked Jake to his class and he never looked back. He was more then ready for this new adventure in his life. It helped that we had gone a couple days before for his open house. He was able to meet his teachers and find his seat. It didn't make it any easier for me that he was starting Kindergarten. But I was able to hold it together until I made it back to the car before the tears came. Driving away with him there was so sad. And I think this was the longest day ever...I just wanted to pick him up & here all about his day. And he was so excited to hear all about his day and his new friends he had made. 

Goodbye PreK

Jake had his preK graduation this week. Prek was a big change for us...Jake went from being home every day with us to being in school 5 days a week all day. He adjusted great & loved it! Well, if you ask him it was only ok because having an hour long quiet time might have been the worst thing to ever happen to him. But now that the year is coming to an end he is sad to be saying goodbye to preK...even among the excitement to be home for the whole summer and starting Kindergarten in the fall.  The graduation was super cute and each class made graduation gowns out of white pillow cases. Each class sang songs and then they were presented with their graduation certificate. Although he spent an entire year in school I still don't know that I am ready for him to be going to big school & Kindergarten!!! I can't believe he is old enough for this already! 

 Walking into the graduation

 Holding Wednesday for his days of the week song

 Just received his certificate from his teacher Ms. Tara

Me & my big boy graduate!!

Pre-K

This week Jake started pre-k...my little boy is now spending 6 1/2 hours away at school every day. He was unbelievable excited to start school. We were counting down the days, buying school supplies, meeting his teachers and he could not wait. I tried to hide my sadness behind his excitement. I wanted him to be excited. This was an important step for us. Him being away from me ALL day(or really me spending my days without him home). He could not wait. Of course the night before came with some 1st day jitters. He was concerned I wouldn't walk him in. His school offers a kiss and go line...you pull up and the teachers are standing there to get your child out of the car. He at first was excited for this, but the night before he had to make sure I would walk him in. And tell his teachers he didn't want to do the kiss and go line. The morning of school his excitement was back. We walked into his class found his cubby, put his stuff in and then found his seat.

However, as soon as I began to walk out of the room he started crying. The whole time I was thinking to myself...don't blink tears will flow. Him crying made it even harder for me. After one last kiss I was out the door and not a moment too soon I could no longer hold the tears. Thankfully I made it all the way back to the car before totally losing it. I ended up needing to bring him a pair of socks back to the school...so an hour later I was back up there and could see him happily eating snack with the rest of his class. Thankfully he looked to be enjoying his day. I counted down until I could go pick him up and hear all about his 1st day. He said he had a great day and liked his class. As the week has gone on we have had some "I don't want to go to school," nights and more crying mornings. But he has also met some new friends and finally by the end of the week isn't crying anymore at drop off(he still wants me to walk him in though).

Can it really be that he is old enough to be in school? I am sure as soon as I blink my boy will be heading off to college...but for now I will secretly count down to school breaks when he is home with us all day again. And also enjoy the precious and fleeting one on one time I have with Lily while Jake is away.