First Day of School!

Devin started his first day of school right after Labor Day: the real PreK. Last year's preK was more like a nursery school & he only went in for half day. He was excited to go back to school & really couldn't wait. He kept wanting to be in PreK4 last year when he was in PreK3. He even knew all the teachers by name & face from the PreK4 class while he was still in PreK3.

When I went to pick him up at the end of his first day, he came out crying. I asked him what happened, he said the teachers took his blankie away. I tried to explain to him that he has to leave the blankie there because it's for his nap time. But he said it was too special with his ABC's & animals on it that he couldn't leave it at school. So we bought it home & switched to a not-so-special blanket. And since then, he's been quite happy. He even enjoys doing his homework which he gets Monday through Thursday.

Last year, he would tell anyyone that would listen that he's going to become an astronaut after kindergarten. So we'd tell him that he will need to be in school for a while yet, like go to college before becoming one. So now he tells people he's going to college soon...how cute is he!

Getting ready for his first day of school.

Making a funny face...trying to disguise his excitement.

This was taken after I picked him up & reclaimed his blanket. I think he was telling me how special the blanket was to him.

Holding onto his special blanket & in deep thoughts.