Preschool Graduation

Wow! Roo is a preschool graduate! But he's not going to K next year, he'll go back to preschool for another year, we're just not sure where yet.

His graduation was great, he was adorable and looked so handsome all dressed up. I won't mention how mad he was at me for making him get dressed up, but it was totally worth it.

Grandma and Grandpa came to graduation and Roo put on his best show yet. Still no singing or hand motions; well, there was that one during one song, but he was hilarious. He had plenty of sleep the night before, but he just kept yawning and yawing. So much so that he had Grandpa in tears, which put me in tears. It was just too funny. At one point he even rested his head on his hand, yeah, standing up; that's our boy!

In one of the songs, the kids sang each letter and then made the sound of the letter and said something that goes with the letter, he was right on cue for the letter "Y" when his yawn couldn't have been timed any better.

The best song of all was when each child was given an instrument and one of the kids from the class conducted. What a riot, just a bunch of kids banging on instruments for a minute until the child conductor stopped them, all the parents loved it.

Once the singing was over each of the kids went and got their diploma. After the ceremony Roo took pictures with us and his friend Kristina whose parents we carpooled with all year. Roo also got to spend the rest of the day with his Grandma and Grandpa and he had a blast. They got him a cool watch for his graduation and he hasn't taken it off since!

Roo was really sad the next day when he couldn't go to school. I don't think he realized that graduation meant that the school year is over. He really loved school all year long and learned a ton. And though he never sang in any of the shows, he sings constantly at home and likes to remind us that he knows all the words. What a great first school experience!

I'll Need to Explain That One to His Teachers....

Every Thursday at preschool is show and tell. Some weeks the kids are supposed to bring in something that has to do with the letter of the week. Last week they could bring in anything. Roo decided to bring in a little Matchbox police car.

When I asked him how showing his car was at school he replied "my friends all said it would be ok."

And it only took me about a second to realize why his friends would say this. Remember on vacation when Roo hit the panic button on the alarm system and the nice police officer talked with him? Well, ever since then he's gotten it into his head that we're all going to go to jail!

Yeah, so I can just picture him telling his friends and teachers about a police man taking us all to jail or maybe he just said mommy or daddy or some other version that would sound like it needs way more explanation! Yikes!

Guess I need to explain that one to his teachers!

First Day of Preschool

Today was Roo's first day of preschool. I was so excited that I woke up super early. He was great about getting ready this morning and putting his nice shirt on (just like Daddy's) and making sure his shoes were clean for school. He smiled great for his first day of school pictures too. We ended up leaving the house later than we anticipated so instead of dropping him off at the sitter and then going back to get him, we took him out for a first day of school breakfast. He kept asking if it was time for school yet and then pointed down the road that his preschool is on and said that it is down that road. We asked him if he was excited and he said yes and if he was scared and he blurted out that he wasn't. When we got to the school he was so excited to go in, in fact he was so excited that he didn't even say goodbye! We didn't follow him in to make him say goodbye, he seemed like he was in really good hands with the teacher.

I called the sitter later in the day to see how he was doing after preschool and she said that all three of the kids were tired and napping! And the mommy who drove them home from preschool said that all three of the kiddos were silent on the way back to the sitters. Guess preschool is tiring!

We're so excited for Roo and can't wait to see all the things he makes and brings home. Today we put the bird he made at orientation on the fridge. Tomorrow is show and tell. Hopefully he continues to enjoy preschool!