Our sweet little boy is officially in Kindergarten and officially an Avon Eagle! It is still so crazy to me that Landon is old enough to be in school. I just cannot understand how time went so fast. It seems like just the other day that he was so little and now he is in school for 7 hours a day, just like me. That's nuts! Monday was Landon's first day and he did great! We are so proud of him! He rode the bus to school in the morning and I picked him up in the afternoon. He has been on the bus every morning and afternoon since. It is nice because it is just a Kindergarten bus, and his bus driver is wonderful!! Landon has a great teacher this year too, Mrs. Schenkelberg. I knew from meeting her at open house that Landon was in great hands. She truly loves her job and you can tell how much she cares about her students. That makes me feel better! Matt and I both went in to work late Monday morning to watch Landon get on the bus. Here are some pictures from our morning!
This is Landon's breakfast. He had a yellow plate and purple milk (Avon colors) and wanted toast and sausage. I wrote him a note and also wrote "Happy 1st Day of School" on our iPad chalkboard stand for him.
Here is his note. Soon, he will be able to read all of this on his own :)
Eating breakfast
After breakfast, Landon gave me a present. He made it (with Daddy's help) and it was so sweet. That was the first time I cried that morning!!
If you can't read the poem, this is what it says:
Mom,
I'm off to school to learn a bunch, each day is fun and new.
I think about you all day long and wish you were here too.
But for these several hours, when we are far apart,
Here is my little hand to hold,
because I love you with all my heart.
How sweet is that? I LOVE it!!
1st Day of Kindergarten
With his book bag on...
Keegan and Landon
Mommy and Landon
Daddy and Landon
Waiting for the bus….holding his sign to show the bus driver.
So grown up...
Off to school….this is when the tears began again for me :(
We are so proud of Landon and so excited for him to start this new chapter in his life. It is also sad for me to see how fast he has grown. Landon loves school and has had a great first week so far. He said he was a little sad his first day on the bus, but got his stuffed dog (Rescue) out of his book bag to cuddle with and that helped. Matt also went to school to see him get off the bus and I'm sure getting a hug from Daddy made things better too! He told me the next day that he didn't need any of his friends on the bus from his book bag because he wasn't sad anymore :) Every day I have asked Landon what his favorite part of school is and he tells me nothing because he likes everything! :)
It was also really sad for me to take Keegan to the babysitter's by himself. He has always had Landon with him to look out for him and comfort him. Keegan and I had a talk on the way there though, and he did great at drop off….no tears!!! Landon and Keegan are really close and it makes them sad that they no longer get to spend all day with each other. You can tell they really miss each other because they get so excited to see each other after school and play so well together! We are so blessed to have such wonderful, sweet boys!!
