The First Day

We're now on day two of preschool for Drew.  Here's how everything went down yesterday:

• 7:10 am - Mommy & Daddy wake up 
• 7:30 am - Drew wakes up 
• 7:32 am - start eating breakfast, packing Drew's lunch and last minute things he needs for school
• 8:00 am - All three of us are out the door headed to preschool
• 8:20 am - Mommy & Daddy leave Drew at preschool

Now if you read in between those lines you'd see pure chaos.  We slept in. Drew slept in.  We forgot to make lunch the night before.  Mommy left late for work and to got work late etc.

Here's a shot of Drew before the car ride to school (the battery on the camera is going so focus isn't going well).  Oh and he has to brown bag it until his new lunchbox is delivered (hopefully by today).

And then on the car ride to school we were busy telling him that he gets to go to school today!  We've only been telling him about his impending school day since February. Drew announced that "And then we go see Ms. Stephanie?"  (his daycare provider for the past 2 1/2 years).  We had to break it to him there is no more Ms. Stephanie... that he's now a big boy.

I could see from the rear-view mirror that he was not so sure about this school thing anymore.  So Dave and I were busy talking about all his new friends, and the things he'd learn and that he'd see Ms. Stephanie's boys, Troy and Mason at school. This helped turn Drew's spirits around.  Here's a shot of him about to enter his school for the first time!  Doesn't he look all grown up?

Then we made our way to the front door.  Drew started to back up a bit as we were entering.  Ms. Yvette was there to greet us (the Asst. Director).  Drew's teacher Ms. Janelle was due to arrive a bit later that morning.  We showed Drew his cubby with his name on it, paid our tuition, and showed him all his new friends.

A little apprehensive - Drew asked Daddy to hold him while I was taking care of the official stuff.  Instead Daddy took him by the finger and showed him all the toys and things he could play with.  Our big boy found a puzzle and tried to take it to the mat to play with, and we helped him find the table where he could the puzzles.

Sitting there content for a few moments that's when Dave and I made our exits - giving our little boy one last kiss goodbye.

And when we went to pick him up - his teachers all said he was a fantastic kid. And had such a good day - despite not taking a nap.

Update as of 8:40am Tuesday: Day 2 drop off did not go as well as day one.  Drew cried his little heart out telling me he was "so sad" and he didn't want to play with the number or letter puzzles.  I ended up having to leave him with one of the teachers crying as I waved goodbye outside the window.