Big Day!

Warning - this is a picture heavy post! But...you only start kindergarten once! :)

This week has been a big one at our house...Landon Robert started kindergarten on Monday! It's so hard to believe that he is 5 and his school journey is starting. Seems like just yesterday he was a little baby...then a toddler...and now kindergarten. Time sure flies and we are so proud of him. He was ready! Here is our journal for the day...

It all starts with a good breakfast...oatmeal! Landon being silly...

Aiden was doing a great job eating his and so happy!

And Austin was hungry, too! Say Cheese! :)

Then it was picture time...here are Landon and Mommy! Such a big boy!

And Landon and Daddy...don't they look so much alike? And I think Landon looks so much older in this picture...wow!

We had to get a standing up shot so we can see how tall Landon is getting!

Austin wanted his picture taken, too...here's Austin and Mommy.

And Austin with Daddy...doesn't he look like a little boy (not a toddler) in this picture?

Aiden wasn't interested in the group pictures, but he was brushing his teeth like a champ!

And here are some of my favorite pictures...Landon's photo shoot before we headed out to school! He was being so silly and it was so cute! We'd been talking about "going to kindergarten" for so long I think he was ready!

Because of my work schedule, and his school day starting later (8:50 a.m.), Landon will go to before school care at his school. Once we get settled, it will be for about an hour each day...but this week I've been taking him a little later. So far, both days he has done great and not had any reservations...just normal hesitation in a new place.

It was a long day waiting for this site...but here comes the bus!!!

And here comes Landon...around the front...

He's home...yippee!!!

Time to show us his first projects...they learned about yellow and blue!!!

All in all it seemed like he had a great day! He was great when I dropped him off, he talked a lot about his school day and recess! And his main comment about the bus ride was "it was long." (Note - he should get home by 4:15 - but it was 4:50 on the first day! I guess there was a mix-up with kids getting on the wrong bus, so things were very delayed! Yikes!)

Some of Landon's comments about the day:

*We got to play outside a LONG time!

*I sat by Steven at lunch.

*I liked making a yellow and blue book at school.

*I drank all my chocolate milk at lunch! At this school, we get to choose!

*There was an eraser in my cup at my table.

Thoughts from a 5 year old! Way to go Landon...we are so proud of you!!! It's going to be a great year!!