Nolan's 1st Day of Kindergarten

Our baby is officially a kindergartener and he is LOVING every second of it!  It has been a big change in his schedule since he attends all day Mondays, Thursdays, and every other Wednesday but he has done such a good job of hanging in there when I know he is really tired.  He is very busy during his day with learning mixed in with a couple of recesses, lunch, music, art, library, gym, and computer lab.  He loves to see all of the "big kids" from around the neighborhood in the hallways and has made some friends already with his classmates.  We are very excited to see him develop academically...it's hard to believe he will be reading and writing by the end of the year!!!

My neighbor put together a kindergarten meet and greet for a handful of the kids that are in his class this year.  It was super cute and the kids had fun meeting one another.

Class of 2029!

A couple of days before school started, Tyler Run hosted an ice cream social for the parents and students.  The parents stayed in the classroom to meet the teacher while the kids took a tour of the building and ate ice cream on the playground together.  It was a fun night and a good intro to the building before his official first day.

Prepping with a kindergarten story the night before!

Resting up for his big day!

The day finally arrived!  Thursday, August 18th, 2016.

 Eating some breakfast.  Always a struggle to eat, get dressed, and get out the door in time.

 It killed me to let him dress like this on his first day but I gave in, and have to admit, he looked super cute and like one of the big boys.  These goofy, tall socks are the trend right now and he calls them his, "kindergarten socks."  

 It was a nice day so we were able to walk to school.

 Nolan and Chloe, ready for their first day in Mrs. Menary's room.

 This was where I started to lose it and had to fight back tears.  He looks so small navigating the hallway.  His classroom is one of the first ones once you walk through the main entrance.

 He was so happy to be there.  Walked right in to his room, put his backpack on the hook, went to the bathroom, and sat down to do his work.  He happily said goodbye to us and never looked back.  I, on the other hand, said goodbye MANY times and then ran out of the room as the tears started to fall.  I am so glad he is so independent and confident or this process would have been so much harder!

 Nolan likes to pack his lunch and is a creature of habit so this is the same lunch he has been requesting since day one.  He does a good job of eating the good stuff first and leaving the rest of later if he runs out of time to finish.

Meanwhile...to keep our minds off the fact that we missed Nolan so much, Quinn and I got pedicures.  It was a nice distraction.

 She choose bright green with white polka dots. 

 3:45 couldn't have come soon enough!!  I was practically shaking with excitement to pick him up and hear about his day.  He excitedly told me about the fun things he did and asked to go back the next day.  It was such a relief that!

 After school selfie.

 Celebrating a job well done!

Last week was his first full week of school (3 full days) and he is like an old pro at this point.  Rides his scooter there and back with his buddies from the neighborhood, checks books out of the library, completes his homework, and has a great time doing it.

 At curriculum night we were able to peek at a couple of his assignments.  This one was in his morning journal.  He was asked to draw something red.  It's a fire truck with fire :)  Mrs. Menary said they will eventually be labeling their drawings and putting sentences together.  Hard to believe but so exciting!

Nolan's self portrait and signature that he attached to the classroom pledge.

It's going to be a great year!!