1st Day of Preschool...

Austin couldn't have been more excited to start school! He talked about it all summer while we were in Japan, he kept saying he couldn't wait to meet his teacher and see his friends and play!

On November 1st, he started his first day. We had to adjust our schedule a bit (the kids were on "baseball" schedule the past 6 months, staying up late for games and waking up later in the morning), but with school starting at 7:45 am (yes, 7:45!!) every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, we had to get him to bed much earlier!! Thankfully it was a very easy transition, I am sure the time change and jet lag from Japan helped in that, but it didn't take long to get him on "school" schedule!

It was a beautiful day out his first day of school, he woke up SO happy and was so excited! I think we may have got him up a little too early, but we wanted to make sure we had plenty of time...it's no good being late your first day!! After the first two days, we let him sleep in a bit later!! The look on his face was priceless the whole morning, he had a constant smile and was just beaming with excitement! Our school is within walking distance, we are so lucky, so we hopped the kids in the stroller and walked to school with all the other kids in the neighborhood!! Austin was so proud!

I was nervous how he was going to react once it came time to leave him in class, but he really did so good, I don't even think he noticed I left!! It made me sad in a way, it was hard leaving him, not getting to see him enjoy his new class and just handing him off like that, but seeing him so excited, and talking to all of his new friends in class, I knew he was OK!! It was weird going home and only having Brooke all morning, but nice to get the one on one time with her too!! It made me sad knowing our first born was so grown up, off to school already, it makes you realize how fast it all goes, but proud too, for he didn't cry or anything, he was ready :)

Picking him up 3 hours later was so fun, he came running out so happy, showing me all of the things he made in school that day and telling me all about it!! It was the best!! He couldn't wait to go back the next day, he LOVES school!!

All ready for his first day of Pre School!

In front of his new school!

We get to walk him to school!

Pop-Pop and Grandma got to come too!

He also LOVES his backpack!!

We got there a little early! We had to wait a bit for the teachers to open the doors, he was getting so anxious he kept staring into the windows asking me why we couldn't go in yet!!! :) He couldn't wait to get in there!

Making friends already!

In his new class!