Ethan Starts Pre-School

8/26/08-Ethan started Pre-K at St. Joseph's, he'll go from 8-11am every Tuesday and Thursday. It was a VERY proud day for this mama! There were no sad looks, no pleads to take him with me, and most of all no tears...until I walked out. Then I started to get emotional and by the time I hit the car I had almost lost it. My baby boy, sensitive to almost everything, cries at the drop of a hat...didn't cry the first day of school? Sure, I had prepared him and pumped him up because everyone knows school is cool! What I had failed to do was prepare myself! Rookie mistake, I know! I was totally prepared to be upset about Madi going to school and it ended up ok.

Ethan really enjoyed his first day and was disappointed that they didn't "make" anything. They colored their September calendar, but apparently that wasn't enough. Wednesday morning, while preparing Madi's lunch, Ethan asks if he gets to go to school too. I let him down gently and told him no, he was fine with it because then he got to go the next day. I think it's going to be a really great experience for him. The third picture is of him and his teacher Mrs. Kriefels.