1st day of Preschool!

Today is Brett's very 1st day of Preschool! Brett will be attending preschool for 1/2 of the day this year. Sending Brett to school was a ton harder then it was to send Taryn. I have seen Taryn take on bullies, make friends, and take care of herself. I knew that she would be more than fine on her own at school. Brett is another story. I've seen Brett bullied before and he runs to either me or Taryn but then he can't tell us what happened. Brett doesn't make friends easily like Taryn does. He is a super friendly and sweet boy but he lacks the words to make conversation with other children his age. I think the hardest part for me was that I had to leave my angel with people I didn't know and didn't trust yet. Brett can't tell me if anything good or bad happens to him. So I worried about something bad happening but then having no one tell me. It was hard.
Dropping Brett off went really well. I had no way to prepare him for what was going to happen that day. I was just going to drop him off and hope that he was ok with it. I had no idea what to expect but he just walked right in, found some play-dough, and started playing. It really helped my worried heart that he did not have a meltdown as we said good bye. I also had several family and friends text me throughout the day to make sure I was doing ok. It was so sweet.
Picking him up went great too. He ran to me with the biggest smile on his face. I was so relieved. His teachers told me that he had done great and that there weren't any meltdowns or issues that day. They also told me that "he is such a sweet boy." I cried dropping him off and picking him up. It was such a relief to hear that he had had such a great 1st day!


So, both of my kids go to a 1/2 day of school in the afternoons! I love them and miss them when they're gone but the time to myself helps me to re-charge, have some time for myself, and be a really great mom when they get home! So a toast....to a new chapter in life!!! (chink)

1st day of Kindergarten!

Today was Taryn's 1st day of Kindergarten! They wear uniforms at her new school but we don't mind. There are still plenty of ways to be cute. Taryn's teacher is Mrs. Johnson and she goes to school for 1/2 of the day. She had a really great 1st day and came home with a smile from ear to ear.
John and I have always gotten a little misty eyed with the thought of Taryn going to school, so I was kind of worried about the "drop off" on her 1st day. We didn't shed a tear. Ha ha ha I had cried about it earlier that week so I think it was out of my system. They had a little "Boo Hoo" party for all the Kindergarten parents after they dropped their kids off. John and I went but it just felt lame and gay. Ha ha We didn't stay long. Taryn has been ready for this for a long time. It's gonna be a great year!

We love Clifford the Big Red Dog!

A television show that we have been watching for years is Clifford!!! My kids love this show. I do too. It's great, with good lessons, nothing scary, it's the best! Brett's favorite character is T-Bone! In fact, last year Brett would always recite T-Bones' lines, and we thought that he thought that he was T-Bone. It was really cute. Anyway, they have all the Clifford characters at KHOL'S right now. There was no question which friend Brett wanted to bring home!
Taryn picked Chleo to bring home.

The kids watching Clifford with their new friends. Such a great day :)