Back to School

Charlie started pre-k on Monday. It's every day from 7:30am-2pm. I was worried that the day was going to be too long for my baby boy. I think he was a little worried too. When I was about to leave he got a scared look on his face and we had to go talk for a minute. I assured him that his teacher would call me if he needed me. I reminded him how much he loved preschool in Utah and how he scared there too but he had so much fun that he never even needed to call me. He seemed to feel a little better and with a hug and a kiss I left him behind.

Turns out we were both wrong to be nervous. The first day when I picked Charlie up he said, "I thought you said I got to stay all day." Hmm, I thought that pretty much WAS all day. Guess not.

The second day when I picked him up he said, "Mom, I LOVE going to preschool at SIS!" I'm so happy that he is happy!

And surprisingly, things have been a little easier at home too. Millie is perfectly content to play by herself and actually seems to prefer it to playing with me most of the time. This leaves me with time to take care of some things I've been needing to get to for a while. So, it's a win-win. What will be even better is when we get it set up so Charlie can ride to/from preschool with the other kids so I don't have to wake up as early or delay naps for Millie and Tommy.

Things are looking up!

my big boy

on his way in

a favorite friend

the director welcoming the students