Andrew's 1st days of preschool

Andrew started preschool last week and loved it! His school had "Juice and Cookies", and Wilson and I took him to meet his teacher and see his classroom.

A quick hug and picture before we left. He was a little nervous on the way...

but when we got to his room, he got right to playing! He used those red and blue ramps to make a road for the cars. He drove them all the way into the washing machine - that's where he is in this picture. I guess those cars needed a good washing! As you can see, several other boys joined in!

He also worked some puzzles with cute Julia his friend from church. I was so excited that she and Andrew are in the same class!

Then he decided he'd take a break from playing to have his juice and cookies.

And of course we had to take a picture with his new teacher, Mrs. Bates.

He came home very excited! Our neighbor asked him if he liked his school, and he said, "Yes. They have fun toys, and they have cookies and juice." What more could a boy ask for? :)

The next day was his first full day - or should I say his first full morning of school.

He was one excited boy! We had a blueberry muffin "tea party" for breakfast in honor of the first day.

I love this picture of our 3 kiddos. Doesn't Andrew look like such a big boy standing up next to Ann Evelyn and Forrest? I think so.

Here he is! Ready to go!

I had all 3 little ones when I dropped him off so no pictures, but I was so proud of Andrew. He walked right in and found a cubby for his backpack and lunchbox. Then he went straight over to those fun ramps and cars and began a new building project. Forrest thought all of those toys were pretty cool, too. And he wanted to stay! When I told Andrew good bye, I could barely even get him to blow me a kiss. (He's becoming such a big boy!) The only tears that morning came from Forrest. He kept saying, "I stay with 'Nandrew'. I go to school. I stay!" Poor boy. Just about broke my heart! It's a good thing that he'll start MMO soon so that he can go to school and play, too!

But once he got home and realized he had the toys all to himself - well mostly to himself - he was a happy camper! Forrest and Ann Evelyn are much quieter, sweeter playmates! The boys have gotten into a stage where they don't really like to share, so it was nice to have some sweet playtime between these two.

Then, before we went to pick Andrew up, we got him a smiley face balloon!

Forrest holding the balloon as we wait in the carpool line.

A sweet sign from his school for the parents to read while going thru the carpool line. It made me feel good. :) We were there early and the 2nd car in line, so I had plenty of time to take this picture! It says "We had a :) day. To God be the glory. Have a great rest of the day!"

A big smile from Andrew! He had a great day! He was so proud of the picture he drew of himself and his painting. When asked about his day, he said "We had cupcakes for snack!" Can you tell this boy likes his sweets? :) I did manage to get a few more details of the day but not many. Regardless, he has been asking all weekend about going back to his "new preschool". We are excited about the year!