Cason's First Day of Preschool

Cason (and Claire) go to an in home day care with several other kids of different ages.  Ryan and I had been discussing starting Cason in a more structured preschool or daycare at some point but I didn't get my act together before Claire came to get him registered at the beginning of this year for Fall start dates.

Later in the year, Grammy Rita (Luke and Hudson's Grammy) and I were talking and she said she could still put Cason on the wait list at her preschool.  I said sure, not really thinking we'd get in and having no clue how I'd make it work with my job.  A few days later, she let me know that they had a spot in one of the classes.  It wasn't my first choice class (young two's) but we decided to try to make it work.  He eventually was able to get into the mixed two's class.  We talked it up for weeks, got a lunch box, made a nap mat.  Then the big day arrived:



He was very excited when we got there and walked right in the building (of course giraffe had to come along)


When we got  to the door of his room, he froze but after a few seconds slowly went in and started looking around.  As soon as I took this picture he looked up and saw me and knew what was about to happen and he started crying.   I was sad for him but I just ducked out as the teacher scooped him up and took him off to play with trains.


When I picked him up, they said he did great and calmed down quickly.  We got a picture with his teachers


And a rare picture of mommy