First Days

We had some exciting days over here over the past month! Oliver and Buttercup started school the second week of August. Oliver wasn't super excited about going back to school, but as all of you can imagine, Buttercup was OVER THE MOON and COULD NOT WAIT TO GO. :-)  

Look how cute they are! So big! Also, Oliver must have had a major growth spurt (and holy big head, Batman), because I don't remember him being this much taller than Buttercup a year ago. 

I took this picture below right when we got to school and were about to walk them in. I thought Theodore was going to be upset to see his big sister go off to school, too, but he was pretty nonchalant about it. :-) I love his sweet little smile!   

Since it was Buttercup's first day of kinder, I gave her the choice of whether we walked her to her classroom first, or walked Oliver to his classroom first. She wanted to see where Oliver's classroom was, so we walked him in first, much to his chagrin. He actually wanted us to drop him off at the front of the school so he wouldn't even have to walk in with us! This is a very forced smile, ha ha.  :-)

Then it was Buttercup's turn! We walked down the hall to her classroom, and found her desk. I was taking this picture (below) and asked Theodore if he wanted to give her one last hug, and she said, "Um, I'm okay, Mom. Can you please go now?" Ha ha!!!! Needless to say, there were no tears and she had a great first day. :-)  

  

Then, earlier this week, it was Theodore's turn!!! He started preschool on Tuesday, and he was so excited! He helped me pack his lunchbag, and couldn't wait to get to his classroom. 

Once we got to his preschool, however, he started to get a little upset that I was leaving him, and he cried and cried when I left. :-(  It's no fun leaving one of your kids when they're crying, even when you know they'll be okay! I didn't get a call, though, so I knew he was doing okay. He did end up having a fun time, although he held onto his lovey all day. :-)  

For preschool on Thursday, he asked me to take a picture of him and me, and he helped me tape it to the back of his stuffed animal so he could look at it at school. :-)  He proudly showed it to all of the teachers on the way to his classroom, and he didn't cry once all day! I'm hoping this is a new trend and that he continues to have a great time without any tears.  :-)  So proud of these kiddos for growing up and doing new things! 

The Bad List

Over the weekend, Oliver and I were cleaning his room, and I came across this slip of paper from his first week of kindergarten.

It reads:

Bad List
Satin {Satan}
Emis {enemies}
Layla {one of his classmates}

Poor Layla! I wonder what she did to get on the bad list?!! Ha ha ha!

We have a kindergartner!

Today was Oliver's first day of kindergarten! He's been ready for this day for a while and he was so excited this morning. 

Of course all 3 kids decided to sleep in, but we managed to get everyone up, dressed, and out of the door on time. 

Here's Oliver, on the way to school (with Buttercup gazing adoringly at him from her seat):    (I'm not going to post the picture I took of Buttercup glaring at me when I asked her if I could take her picture.)

About to walk through the school doors for the first time!

Sadly (for me), the drop off didn't go quite the way we were expecting. We were supposed to be able to walk them into the cafeteria and hang out on the sidelines for a bit, then walk them to their classrooms. Instead, when we walked up to the school, we were told to go straight to the classroom, drop off our kids and then leave. :-(  

Dennis stayed outside of the classroom with Theodore while Buttercup and I walked Oliver in. I felt like crying, but held it together . . . until I heard the lullaby music that the teacher had playing in the classroom (!!!) and then I started bawling. Ha ha ha.  So I only have one picture of Oliver in his classroom. (I'd been planning to take one of him and his teacher, or at least have one of him and me, or something.)

I gave him a kiss on the cheek and hugged him goodbye, and he shrugged me off and said, "Moooom, I just want to get started with my Play Doh, is that okay?"  HA!  Then Buttercup and I walked out of the classroom, stood in the hall with Dennis and Theodore, and waved at Oliver until he looked thoroughly embarrassed.  ;-)  

I love this sweet boy. So proud of you, my big boy!