1st Day of Preschool

Owen had his first day of preschool today! I was really nervous about how he'd do being all by himself for most of the day in a new place with new people, but he did great!  When he woke up this morning, he was all smiles and was excited to go to school. I got a few pictures of him before we left.

"Smile nice."

"No, really smile nice."

 

"That's better. Okay, now make a silly face."

 "Good. Okay, now show me your lunchbox."

 

 "Okay, put it down so I can see your face."

"But still show me your lunchbox."

"All right, it's time to go to school!"

 

At school, he was excited to show Daddy the playground.

However, once we got inside, he started getting more and more uncomfortable and the reality of us leaving sank in. He started crying a little bit (but not hysterically, which is a huge improvement from years past) and asked us not to leave. We said our good-byes and left him in the good hands of Miss Barbara.

When we came back to pick him up, he was all smiles again. He had a fabulous time! He played blocks, playdough, and bubbles. He played outside on the playground and practiced writing his name. He sang songs and learned about letters. He is excited to go back on Monday! Yay!

On a side note, I just LOVE his teacher. She was so good with Owen. She made him the line leader today and really helped him feel at ease for his first day. Also, during circle time at the end of the day, she sang the kids N*SYNC's "Bye, Bye, Bye", complete with dance moves. It was awesome. Any preschool teacher who does that gets major points in my book.

We are so proud of you, Owen!! You were very brave today!!