First day of school

Thomas started his first day of school on August 15th. He was actually pretty excited to go and see what kindergarten was all about. Eric had given him a blessing the day before so he was all set to go. That morning he popped right out of bed asking,"is it time to go to kindergarten?!"

 For the most part Thomas is pretty independent, so the night before school started I had him pick out what he wanted wanted to wear. From past experience he has been doing this for a while he likes to do it and it saves me from trying to get him to wear something. We also packed his lunch and set out his shoes so the morning went very smooth. 

 I tried to offer him something special to eat pancakes/waffles, but he just wanted cereal. After his bowl of cereal we had about 15 mins before we had to leave. He curled up to me and watched a little bit of cartoons and told me, "I love you mommy". It was a sweet moment for me and one I'll never forget. 

 We got in the car and headed to the school. It was a little crazy around there but we parked on the side road and walked over. The first day I was able to take him to his classroom. With preschool he did really well and so with kindergarten he already knew how to do the basic things. He put up his backpack told me goodbye and went and sat in his seat. And waited for the teacher to come to him to tell him what he needed to do. I slowly walked out of the classroom, down the hall, and out the door. My baby boy is growing up and I made it all the way home before I shed my first tears. But it will be exciting to see him grow and learn, and is growing up to be a great little boy and we are proud of him. 

He is going great in school, and really likes going so far. His teachers says he is a good example and a bright little boy. We all walked down to the bus stop to greet Thomas off the bus. There are other older boys, as well as the bus driver, that made sure he got off the bus the first few days. Now he know his stop and is adjusting very well :)