First Day of Kindergarten

I cannot believe the day has come for Jacob to start school. The night before his first day he had mixed emotions and although he was nervous and anxious, he was filled mostly with excitement and was eager to start kindergarten; I on the other hand was a wreck. I could not wrap my head around how quickly 5 years has gone. It seems like just yesterday I was cradling him in my arms savoring every "first." And while this is yet another first to be savored, I could not get over that we were about to embark on such a huge milestone.

The morning of his first day I woke him up extra early and he quickly got dressed in his uniform and new shoes. I made him oatmeal and made sure, even though he had butterflies, that his tummy was full as this would be his first time at full day school. When we were both ready we grabbed his new back pack filled with supplies and his lunch box and headed out the door. Even though it was my first day of school with my students we had worked it out so that I could "play the mom role" with all the other kinder parents for the first part of the morning until leaving Jacob in his classroom.

When we arrived he checked in with his teacher and put on his name tag then headed into the sanctuary for the all-school assembly. He found his classmates and was excited to see some familiar faces from Preschool. After the assembly it was time to head to his classroom. Upon arriving Jacob and his classmates were greeted with notes from their parents on the "Wall of Hugs and Kisses" which we wrote the night before at orientation. Jacob then entered his classroom and found his seat and nervously posed for a few pictures. He glanced around the room and began to soak it all in.

Mrs. Gebhardt is his teacher and we are so excited about that as she is wonderful with the little ones. She was the Preschool director at Century for the past couple of years so Jacob knows her well which also makes for a smoother transition. I am so excited to watch Jacob grow not only physically and academically but socially and spiritually as well . I can't help but wonder what his favorite subject will be, who he will become friends with, and how his interests will develop now that he is in school.