It's official - we have entered the realm of grade school! Today was Ryan's first day in kindergarten and boy did he have a blast! His days as a kindergartner began last week when he, daddy, and I met Mr. K at a special 30 min. meeting. John and I got to sit in tiny chairs at Ryan's desk and fill out paperwork while Ryan and Mr. K chatted about numbers, shapes, colors, etc. In true Ryan fashion, he spoke "grown up to grown up" and afterwards, Mr. K jokingly asked if he had only been this shy?! Ryan felt very good about his first meeting and was really looking forward to getting things started. Soooooo, after a fun weekend of camping to bring summer to a close, we went through our first of many nightly routines to be ready for school in the morning. Ryan checked his backpack and placed it by the front door. Then he chose his clothes and layed them neatly on his trunk, and went to bed early to be ready for his big day! This morning, before we even made it downstairs, Ryan was up and getting dressed. A breakfast of eggs, fruit, milk, and toast (his request) and he was on his way. We got to school a bit early and had to wait in the lobby with all of the other kids. Ryan looked so little amongst all of the big kids, but very confident with his nerves of steal! When it was time, he marched right into his class, waited for his turn, hung up his bag, grabbed his things from his cubby, and went straight to his desk to get to work on his first assignment! Obviously he had things under control and so Daddy, Caleb, Noah, and I said good-bye and I even made it out of the building before I shed the first tear (a personal best!) Caleb, Noah, and I headed home for a morning of numbers, shapes, playtime, and books. Before we knew it, it was time to pick Ryan back up. We waited anxiously for him to be released, and when he emerged, I swear he had aged about 20 years. "Hi Mom, it was good" and headed for the car. For a man of many words, he certainly likes to keep me in suspense on some things! As a celebration of his first day, daddy met us at Arby's for lunch where he finally spilled the beans about his fantastic day at school!
