By now, it should probably come to no surprise to you that I took TONS of pictures to document the monumental day. This also means that it should be no shock that this is going to have many, many photos :)
Today was more of an orientation day for Grant. I took the day off because our time slot was from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and man was this morning a LONG morning.
Grant was up at 7 bells and immediately asking if it was time to go to school. Over the next 3 hours I think I heard 'Is it time to go to school yet?" about a thousand times! No lie!
After a couple of pictures, it was time to head over to the school. He was one happy boy :)
I also made Grant stop on the walk into the school to snap a quick picture. 
I wasn't super happy with how the first shot turned out so I tried for one more but the wind was fierce thus the following shot. I couldn't help but post it because the look on his face cracks me up!
Time to head in. He looks so little next to the big school and with that huge backpack on!
I just love this pic. If you look at the reflection in the doors you can see me taking the picture and a little girl running towards the door. And hey...the school was built the year I graduated from high school!
One more outside shot for good measure...
Once we got inside, he was in awe. The halls we a buzz with kids and teachers. You could just feel that there was anticipation and excitement in the air. We walked past his room and he took a quick peek in.
Next, we found his locker. He spotted his star right away and, what do you know, his star is his favorite color...red!
The kids were taken on a tour of the school while the parents attended a presentation put on by the Kindergarten teachers as well as a Q & A session. Then it was back to the room to meet up with the kiddos and to do a couple of projects.
Looking at these pictures, it is hard to believe that over 5 years have past since we welcomed Grant into this world. I know this is so cliche but, it seems like just yesterday.
Now he is beginning a whole new chapter in his life. One that involves independence, socialization, self confidence, good manners, obedience, learning and much, much more. A parent can only hope that they did a good job laying the foundation that the teachers will now build upon.
Speaking of teachers...this is Grant's teacher, Mrs. Bierbaum. He is pretty comfortable with her since her son was on Grant's T-ball team this summer so he was able to meet her prior to at school.
Once orientation was over, we had the rest of the day to ourselves. Grant was super excited to be able to spend the day together, just me and him.
Let me tell you, we made the most of it! Since it was lunch time, Grant chose Space Aliens as the first destination. Wouldn't you know it, Tuesdays kids eat free with an adult entree and he got 10 free tokens, plus it was super quiet there since it was the first day of school! Super score!
He loves their fire roasted pizza (he calls it 'fire pizza') and he ate almost the entire thing all by himself!
Next we did some clothes shopping and got him some new gym shoes. He sure had fun picking out all of his clothes and I sure enjoyed watching his excitement as he picked out his Lego Star Wars shirt and jimmer jammers!Today was the first day of Grant's scholastic career. I can't wait to see where the years lead him, what activities he becomes involved in, the friendships he makes...there is so much to look forward to but I can't help but be a little sad that my little boy is growing up so quickly. Tomorrow is going to be the emotional day for me. I drop him off at Kids Company in the morning and pick him up there after work. I have a feeling I am going to be bawling the whole way into work. {sniff, sniff}
Pass the tissues, please.
Teriffic photos, almost like we were there for the big event! Xavier's first day is tomorrow and he is pretty excited also.
ReplyDeleteHe just LOOKS so grown up! That is awesome he was so excited to go, way better than him freaking out and not wanting to go! :)
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