Yesterday, Thade had a Halloween party and parade at school. James and I didn’t want to miss it, so we bundled up the kiddos and headed to the parade.
Thade was Bat-Man!
The parade moved quickly, and we were all happy that we were there to watch. I was a little sore after the walk though, so I tried to take it easy for the rest of the afternoon.
I hope that everyone has a Happy and safe Halloween today! Have fun trick-or-treating!
Today I got the call from the School Nurse that I needed to go and pick up Thade. I was worried that he had gotten sick at School, and then she said that he had been hurt on the playground. He had a large bump on his head, and he was really upset. He was feeling fine though, but he burst into tears when he saw me.
When we got home he was so upset, and James and I were worried that he was really hurting. Then Thade said “I want to go back to School, I don’t want to miss anything!!!” Bless his heart, this kiddo loves kindergarten, and he doesn’t want to miss a moment of it.
I’m happy to report that we made it through the first week of school with minimal tears and managing to get up and out the door on time too. Well there were a few tears, but they were all mine.
Monday was tough… Really really really tough, I was a sobbing mess, and Thade was a wee bit nervous too. It rained all day, and my hubby told me that it was raining because I was so sad. Even Dylan was sad to see his brother off to school. We could barely eat lunch and every time I looked at the clock, I started sniffling, and tried to guess what Thade was up to at school. We were so anxious to get Thade home that we left an half an hour early. Thade had an awesome first day though, and couldn’t wait to go back. We also took Thade out for Ice Cream to celebrate his big accomplishment.
Tuesday, Thade was up at 6:45 a.m., and said that he didn’t sleep at all, because he was too excited to go to kindergarten. James was still on vacation, so he watched Dylan, and I took Thade to school. The sting of leaving him at school didn’t hurt as bad today, but the rain stuck around.
Wednesday was another long/weepy day for the ones that stayed home. James was back to work, Thade was having fun at school, and Dylan wasn’t happy about any of it. At 10:00 a.m., he brought me his shoes, and begged to go and get his brother from his classroom. He was sad until nap-time, but thrilled when he could ride along to pick-up Thade. One little problem though, Dylan hates School Buses! So I have to carry him about 2 blocks to get Thade from school and protect him from the school buses. Thade also asked about sick days, so I hope that none of the kindergartners got the flu…
Thursday, the sunshine was back, and we were settling into the kindergarten routine. Thade started P.E. today too, and he was pretty curious about it. I took Dylan to the park at our Church to play, and he was feeling better about Thade being at school. When Thade was finished at school, he told me that he had a girlfriend… Isn’t kindergarten a little too early for girlfriends?!?
Friday, I was so happy to see Friday! I felt like it was a Friday from when I was in school, and I couldn’t wait for the weekend. I was more than happy to have both of my kids home! Thade was ready to go to school too, and have a tasty lunch. He has wanted to help pack his lunches, and he knew that there were Nachos waiting for him. He also asked if it was his last day at school, and I told him that there was plenty of school left, it was just the end of the first week… He then asked if we could pretend that he was at school when he is at home, because he loves kindergarten so much.
He has his backpack and his lunch packed for the day.
A handsome shirt, and a big smile on his face.
I’m still not ready for Thade’s first day of school though…
Yesterday was one of those days where I woke up worried, and dreading kindergarten enrollment. Don’t let Thade know, but Mommy was a nervous wreck! I debated going grocery shopping while Thade was at VBS, or head over to enrollment, I decided to go to enrollment. My best friend Stacey had warned me that enrollment takes awhile, and Thade isn’t a fan of waiting. So while we had a few hours, just Dylan and me, I got the paper-work together, and off to enrollment we went.
There was a pretty good crowd already, and a big table full of items that needed filled out and signed. I ran into a few friends there, so that helped my mood, and any questions that I had too. Once the initial paperwork was finished, then Dylan and I made the rounds to the ten other stations to complete enrollment.It took a little over an hour, but I’ll know what to do next year.
I saw Thade’s school principal and met the school nurse again too, and I even met a new mommy that has just moved to town. Dylan loved enrollment, he got to meet a lot of new kids, and I think he really wished that he was going to Kindergarten too. I got a lot of information about the school, and I think Thade will have a fun school year.
We just have a few more items to get done before school starts, and the days are ticking away…