First Day of Kindergarten!

How did we get here?

How is it that my little boy is old enough to go to Kindergarten?
He was ready, I on the other hand ... not so much. Well, whether I was ready or not, the day was here and away we went.
Jackson woke up and ran into our room with the biggest smile on his face and said, "guess who's going to Kindergarten today?!" Then yelled, "ME!"


He could not get to the school fast enough. We parked the car and off he went, running, all the way to his classroom.




When we finally parted ways, Grace and I headed home. On the way, I asked her what she would like to do today. She replied simply with, "watch Mamma Mia and make cookies". So we did just that.

At the end of the school day, Grace and I were both eager to go pick up Jackson from school. As soon as he ran out of the Kindergarten cove, we saw the biggest smile on his face. I think this will be a good fit for him. As for me, knowing that he loves it helps me love it too.

1st Day of School

Jackson was so excited to get back to preschool. I think we all were a little bit.
He was lucky enough to have the same teachers he had the year before so everything was very familiar. It definitely makes the first day of school easier for everyone. No tears for this kid!

End of the School Year

The end of the school year is always a busy time with lots of activities. The first of which was a musical performance at the church. Daddy was out of town, but luckily Oma & Poppy were able to come and see the performance with us. I thought for sure that Jackson was going to be shy and bashful, especially since we were all there to watch him, but he actually did great! He almost knew all the words and actions to each song. Since he started school mid year I wasn't sure how much he would actually be able to remember, but of course, his memory prevailed again. It was so much fun to watch and to see the excitement in their eyes!

After the program, we went back to his classroom so that Jackson could show Oma & Poppy around. The teacher read a story and then they did the "Bear Hunt" which is Jackson's favorite. It was so hilarious to watch him get really involved and animated!

On the last day of school, we were able to go back to Jackson's class were they had a big "Wild West" party! They had a great time and the room mom's went all out. When I say all out, I mean all out!

They had chips and salsa for a snack(and later had a cupcake), decorated their own personal horse, decorated a frame with their picture inside, panned for gold, played pin the tail on the donkey, tried to lasso a horse (which was very interesting), and they even had a pinata. Even I was tired by the end of it all! Jackson concentrated so hard on trying to lasso that horse. Little by little he got closer and closer to it, and by the end he just casually put the rope on it, put his hands in the air and shouted, " I did it!" Way to go bud!

The teachers then presented each student with their own certificate of completion along with a book for each of them. Jackson really loves his teachers and is so excited to be able to have the same teachers next year. What a way to end the year! Summer time is always fun, but Jackson can't wait for next year!

Miss Fiona

Miss Suely

Jackson's School Party

Jackson had his first school party for Valentine's Day! He was very excited and loved helping me make treats for the big day.They played games, decorated their Valentines bags, had "super yummy" cupcakes, passed out their Valentine's and they even had a pinata. However, Jackson forgot to follow the rule of only pulling one string on the pinata. As you can see, that's clearly more than 1 in his hand ... and somehow he still didn't get all the candy to come out. It was, of course, the very last string that another kid pulled. All is well, at least the candy came out! He really did have a great time! It's so much fun to watch him at school in his "world."

1st Day of School

The day has finally come! Jackson has started preschool! We can't believe it's finally time. He has been so excited for this for a long time (I wish I could say the same). I wasn't planning on putting him in preschool this early, but he was wanting to go so badly and I realized how much he truly needed it. His first day went off without a hitch. He had met his teachers the day before and seen the classroom, so he was all set. We got their early and we found his new "cubby" where he puts his backpack and jacket everyday. He walked in a bit bashful and apprehensive, but he warmed up and did great. He is growing up so quickly! How did that happen and where has the time gone?

*As a side note, if you know Jackson you will not be surprised to know that on his second day of school I picked him up to find a worried teacher with a note explaining an injury he received during the day. She was so concerned and explained how it happened, what they offered him to help make it feel better, etc. He had a pretty big bump on his head, but he told them he was fine and he wanted to play. They just were so worried and couldn't believe he could go on without crying and still want to play after that bad of an accident. Obviously, I had to explain Jackson and all of his clumsiness. I hopefully got through to them so that they don't have to worry unless he actually cries. If he cried every time he got hurt, well... then I would go crazy. Luckily because of the clumsy factor he is pretty tough. I think I will save the letter from the school though, and any subsequent ones we receive, and make a book of them. It may be a pretty big book by the end of the year!