his first day.

Carter started his first day of preschool last week.  He'll be attending a gymnastics preschool 2 days a week. As sad as I am to have him away from me for a few hours on my days off, I'm happy he is transitioning well and having fun.  The coolest part about his school? 45 minutes of gymnastics every day!  Instead of going outside to play on a playground (in the cold and rain), he gets to run around, jump on a trampoline and complete obstacle courses right in a gym.  It's a perfect fit for my active boy. Another plus…they only serve organic fruits and veggies for snack time. I really try to watch what the kids are eating and didn't want him getting excess sugar all the time.  This school is right up our alley!

The first morning he requested banana pancakes for breakfast. Matt stayed up late the night before making them so I would only have to warm them up during our first busy morning (Dad of the year!)

I think every special day is worth celebrating so we put a candle in his pancake and sang him, "Happy 1st day of Preschool to You"  He loved it.

 And, not to feel left out…Lucy got a candle in her pancake while we sang, "Happy Lucy/Mama Time to You" to celebrate her having some one-on-one time with me two days a week.  :)

 Then it was time for the obligatory first day of school picture. I love how grown up he looks!  And yet, I can't believe how grown up he looks.

 And again, she wanted to be included on the big day!

 When we got there he was a little nervous but once he found his cubby for his shoes and backpack he settled right in, gave me a hug and was off!  I held back the tears until I got in the car, Lucy waved goodbye and we drove away. About a minute later while driving to Target (conveniently located right across the street from preschool - yes!) Lucy realized Carter wasn't coming with us and whined for about 20 minutes telling me how much she missed him.  Such a sweet sister.

When I picked him up the first day he was super sweaty from gymnastics, a sign he loved it!  But, he told me he never wanted to go back because he had to wait in line to use the trampoline and it took exactly 36 minutes to get his apple slices for snack time. Haha!  After reminding him how important it is to learn how to wait patiently he decided he'd try again another day.  His 2nd day - even better than the first!