First Day of School

I'm really trying to catch up on my blog since it is the end of October and I am just now writing about Eli's first day of school. He was really excited about it and that made me happy. I was so worried about him handling a full day of school since they don't do half day Kindergarten around here. He hasn't been away from home or me for more then 3 hours in Pre-School and that was only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
I let him pick out what he wanted to ware and he of course pick out his new Transformers shirt. Then we got his lunch ready and put it in his Transformers lunch box. Last but not least we put his new folders in his Iron Man backpack. It would have been Transformers but we couldn't find one for him so he pick Iron Man instead. Here he is outside getting his picture taken by Keith who took the day off just to see Eli off to school and back again.

Then we headed off to school. We meet Judy there who at the time had Brooke with her while Scott and Lindsay were at a wedding for a friend. It was busy for the first day and that made Eli a little nervous. He wouldn't leave my side the whole time.
I was happy for this picture since he had such a big smile on his face. I have to say he is so cute and looks so big with his lunch box and backpack.

We walked him into his new classroom and he sat with the rest of his class on the rug. All the parents were surrounding the room while Eli's teacher Mrs. Harmsen read a story to the kids. I started to cry right away and had to leave to compose myself so that Eli wouldn't see me that way. Finally when I was better I came back in and by this time they were telling the kids that they needed to come and give their Mom's and Dad's a kiss goodbye. They were doing it in order from A to Z by last names and as you all know Wharton is almost at the end. So poor Eli had to watch as kids were crying and saying goodbye. When his name was called he just kept shacking his head and wouldn't look up at me and I instantly knew he was having a hard time. Once he got up he was crying. I then couldn't help it and I started to cry too. It was hard but somehow we stopped crying and hugging and he was ok to go sit back down.

We made it through the day and he was excited to go back the next day and every day since. So I know he likes it and is having a great time. It still is hard every once in awhile I miss him and wonder how he is doing. I love him and am so proud of my big kid!