First Day of School

This week was a very exciting week in the Kalita household....school started!!  The boys were starting to get restless, so it's safe to say we were all very ready for this week to come.

Owen started first on Tuesday.  He is in his 2nd year of preschool, which is the last before
he starts kindergarten next year.  Yikes!  He is in the Diamond room at Pilgrim with
Ms. Jayne and Ms. Aileen.  I've heard such great things about them so I'm excited 
to see how the year goes.  He was really excited about his first day and had
no problem saying goodbye as we dropped him off in his classroom.

Joe started Wednesday in the Star room at Pilgrim with Ms. Alissa and Ms. Karen (also
amazing teachers).  It is his first year of preschool and the first time we've left him at a class
on his own.  Leading up to today, anytime we mentioned school he quickly commented, "No,
don't leave me," so I knew the initial separation was going to be tough.  But I knew how
much fun he'd have once he got there, so I tried to remind him of all the fun things he would
be able to do.  He loves playing with Owen and being around other kids.  And he always
loved being in Owen's classroom last year, so I knew he would have a blast.

But this was different for him and it was no surprise that when we dropped him off on the
first day the tears began to flow (to put it lightly).  He clung to me and screamed and Ms.
Alissa had to pull him off of me so I could leave.  When we came to pick him up however, he
had no interest in leaving.  His teachers told me he calmed down as soon as we walked out
the door, and now he wanted nothing more than to keep playing on the playground.  It will
be interesting to see how next week goes.  Hopefully the goodbyes get a little easier.

Meanwhile, with the boys in school I'm back down to only one baby for 2 days a week.
YAY!!  I'm definitely going to enjoy my one on one time with this smiley little guy.