We have the boys at a wonderful preschool just south of Katy in Richmond called Faith School for Young Children. Ethan attended last year and we were just so impressed with it. They go on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-2. Perfect break for Mommy but I also have lots of time with them at home to go on playdates, etc.
This year, Ethan is in the 3's Zebra Class with Ms. Megan and Ms. Dawn. He asked about school a lot over the summer...and by a lot, I mean, almost every day. I just kept telling him that all the teachers were on vacation and that he would start soon. On Meet the Teacher day, he was very confused why he wasn't in the same classroom as last year and why he didn't have the same teachers, even though I had been preparing him for that over the summer. But he loves it just as much and has a lot of the same friends in his class.
Mason was a different story. He is right in the middle of the stranger anxiety phase (Ethan went through it too at this age) plus he's just not used to being dropped off like Ethan was since I worked when Ethan was 5 months to age 2. He cries and cries when we drop him off at the nursery at church, though he is getting better at that. I knew that school was going to be a tough transition on him. Mason is in the toddler class with Ms. Dawn (the most adorable British lady EVER) and Ms. Christy. He did ok at Meet the Teacher, even when I was bouncing back and forth between the boys' classrooms. But he was NOT ok on the first day. I had Jake come with me that day since I had all the boys' school supplies to carry and he wanted to meet their teachers too. We dropped him off and quickly left since I did not want to prolong the 'goodbye' event. We could hear him SCREAMING even as we walked to the car. Broke my heart. But we were reassured that it was normal and that he would get used to it. Now, a month into it, he practically leaps out of my arms to RUN into his classroom. Definitely an answer to this momma's prayers!
Here are a few pics from Meet the Teacher, First Day, and Grandparents' Day last week:
playing on the playground
