My Dane has started Preschool!

What started out as a disappointing morning, quickly turned into a day of excitement!  We had thought that Dane was going to get to start playing soccer this spring, but we found out that he actually won't be old enough to play until the fall season.  The day I found out, I had to break it to Dane, and he was so disappointed.  I felt so bad, since I had just misread the website.  Anyway, later that day, we got a call from the Mother's Day Out program here in town, saying that they had an opening in the class for Dane's age group.  We have been on the waiting list for two years now, and there just never have been any openings, until now!  And, come to find out, the director of the program is actually one of our neighbors!

So, on January 17, my big boy went to preschool for the first time!  I was so proud of him, and he has been doing so well.  He goes on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 am to 2 pm, and he really loves it.  He knows that it's called "Mother's Day Out", and one day, as I was dropping him off, I asked him if he was going to have a good day, and he said "Yes, and you and Sydni will get to have the whole day out!"  He really is such a thoughtful and sweet boy, especially to his mother!  I just adore him!  I have been so proud of him.  He's made some new friends in his class, and it is so fun to hear him talk about them and what they do.  We were preparing Valentine's cards for his class last week, and he cracked me up how he determined which people got which cards.  He would say, "____ is goofy, so he gets this one.", or "______ is really smart, so he gets this one."  I remember doing that in school, too.  Valentine cards are so important, and I remember being so careful and scrutinizing who would get which cards. 

Here are the pictures I took of him on his first day.  My friend, Andrea, had gotten him a new personalized backpack, so he got to use it, and we had so much fun picking out and ordering his napmat, too!  He got one with tools on it that has a built-in pillow and blanket with his name on it.  So fun!

He was so excited - look at those sweet eyes!

Of course, sister had to get in on the action, too!