On Tuesday we reached a major milestone here in the Carpenter house, Colby started Kindergarten! While he was so excited and ready to take the big step, mom wasn't so excited. I mean I was excited for him to start this new and exciting journey but I just can't believe he's actually in school now. We did two years of preschool before so I knew the transition would be easy for him but I'm just not ready to let go of my baby yet.
Tuesday came and he was soooo excited. We dressed him in some cute clothes, took pictures of him, put on the backpack, loaded Cameron in the stroller and walked to school. When we got there he was not apprehensive at all! He went right to the playground and started playing and the next thing we knew the teacher was blowing the whistle for the kids to line up and head into the school. I took one more picture of him, we said our goodbyes and off he went. I told myself I was not going to cry but for a brief minute when he was safely in the school and I turned to walk away I did have tears in my eyes but that was it. I did much better than I thought I would.
When Cameron and I got back home, I put him down for a nap and just enjoyed the peaceful quietness of the house and for a brief moment I thought to myself, "wow this actually might be kind of nice".
Well, he survived the first day and has been excited every day since. I know that will not last but I'm enjoying it at the moment. One thing I'm not enjoying is the HOMEWORK. I mean seriously, homework in Kindergarten? I never had homework until at least the fourth grade I don't think. And homework every night? Boy things sure have changed. I guess I better buckle up and get ready because this is just the beginning of my life as a parent with school aged children. No more vacations when we want, sleeping in, staying up late, doing what we want in the evenings, those days are long gone!
Oh so serious!
Gotta love the string cheese he just had to eat on the way to school.
1 comment:
I really cannot believe that Colby is in Kindergarten. Where did the time go? He looks so cute.
About homework: I think a lot of that has happened more recently. There are just so many tests the kids have to take and stuff. So many assessments. It really does get ridiculous. But if I would stress anything, I'd say, READ, READ, READ with him. Research has shown that when parents read with their kids, it makes a huge difference in their reading ability. I had a friend who even did her thesis on parents reading with their children as opposed to any other person reading with them and the kids who read with their parents (not like others couldn't read to them as well of course) every day did the best.
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