First day of Kindergarten

I've been dragging my feet about posting this. I uh, well... I was a little disappointed about how the first couple of days of Kindergarten went. I had a very sleepless night and spilled some tears over the whole thing, but feel a little calmer today. Plus, the pictures are just too cute not to share! ;)

So, I asked Dillon to smile for the camera if he was excited about his first day of Kindergarten.... I guess the picture speaks for itself!



I figured the first day would be hard. I just didn't expect it to be so disappointing. I was just beside myself, even though HE was absolutely lovin' every minute of it. I knew trusting my oldest child to the CA public school system was going to stretch me, but MAN! I may keep my reasons for being so disappointed to myself for now. I'll just say that if I don't find a good reason to feel better about things soon, I may have to investigate my options!

On to the cutest of cutenesses. I love this boy. He's so amazing - the way he just LOVES to conquer the challenges of life and be a big boy. After all the anxiety issues he's dealt with, seeing him slide right into this like it was nothing was very refreshing.





Charlie packed his little backpack with all his hotwheels and thought he too was going to school. Needless to say, he was a tad disappointed when the truth came out! Poor kid.



Of course, recess is just a huge bonus to the whole thing!




On the mat they sang "getting to know you" songs, the "speckled frog" song, and read a book about a naughty little boy who didn't obey the school rules. There was a short recess, then hey wrote and colored in a little journal about what they did over the summer. That was pretty much it!