1st day of Kindergarten

Rowan has been looking forward to Kindergarten since preschool ended last year! I was so happy that he was excited about school. He didn't seem even the least bit nervous or apprehensive. Last week we went to see his classroom and meet his teacher. He continued to be excited and counted down the last days of summer until he could start school. I'm not sure if actually going to school was what he was excited about, or getting to finally wear his Nike's that we bought a month prior in our back to school shopping. 

The day before school started he had a fever in the morning and didn't feel great, although had no other symptoms. I prepped him for the fact that his first day might have to be a day or 2 later, but that night he was afebrile and said he felt good enough to go to school the next morning. And he was! 

I had him fill out this questionnaire during breakfast and then we got ready for school :) When you wake up at 6 am there is still a lot of time before 9am school to start though!

This cutie ready for his first day in his Nikes and deadly animal t-shirt and "running shorts". I love that he picked out a super bright coral colored backpack. It fits him perfectly and I know he's going to rock it.

 Most kids at his school ride the bus, but since we live so close, we are walkers. On the back to school night the other kids all got bus necklaces so they could wear them the first week and make sure they got on the right bus. Rowan didn't get a necklace since he didn't ride the bus, so I made him a walking necklace so his teacher remembered that he is a "walker" :) He was pretty excited about it.

 He packed his own lunch the night before (I cut up the apple, he did the rest).

' Our walk to school. It takes about 5 minutes, helps us get a few extra steps in...and I found out after school that Rowan is actually really chatty on the way home and I found out more about school in the 5 min walk home than I ever did in a 10 minute drive home from preschool. I really hope this continues. I also made a pointed effort to ask him specific questions to hopefully elicit good responses. So far it is working!

 I got to walk him in the first day where they line up in the multi purpose room. They are then escorted by their teachers to their classroom when the bell rings. He was a little shy going in but so excited still. He knows 2 friends from his church class who are in his class at school, so having familiar faces I'm sure helped as well.

It will be an adjustment for all of us, but I'm excited for him to take this next step. Boden will miss his playmate but will probably enjoy playing with "Rowan's toys" while he's gone, and I think it'll give us some more time together which will be nice. We are always happy to see him at the end of the day and hear about his school adventures!