Preschool!

My kiddos have always gone to Mother’s Day Out and Preschool up at the church, starting just after they were six months old.  I love it; they love it – yay!  I have always worked during that time though, or I might have waited until they were a bit older to send them (who knows?!)  Anyway, back in February when it was time to register, I registered James and Natalie on Tuesdays and Thursdays, thinking I would be watching extra kiddos during the week and hopefully teaching Musikgarten on the MDO days.  Fast forward six months, and wowza!  :)

I decided (for now at least) to keep Natalie and James in on Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall.  Natalie loves learning and would soak up anything I did at home.  But I don’t think I will be doing her much justice over the next several months!  James, as a not quite three year old, still requires a lot of care, and it’s good for me to have a few hours each week as a break from that care.  He loves his class, which is an excellent bonus.  I think once the babies come, these days will be good “normal” days for these two in the craziness that will ensue at our house.

And y’all, my house doesn’t become a war zone on Tuesdays and Thursdays when they’re gone.  Wahoo!

If it sounds a little like I’m trying to justify sending them to school… well, I am!  Ha!  I go back and forth a bit about whether I should be sending them.  :)

Anyway, yesterday was their first day, and they were so excited!  It was a little hard to get everybody dressed and ready to leave the house with bags packed and pictures taken (and school doesn’t start until 9!)

It is SO HUMID outside, and it takes quite a while for my camera to acclimate and lose the foggy lens.  I kept wiping and wiping, but there are quite a few hazy shots.  :)

I think this next one is my favorite with their signs.  I’ll probably play around with the edit on it to make it a little smoother and brighter.  And whatever-er.  I just click things in PSE.  :)

The only difference between the pic above and the one below is that I wiped my lens in between.  It was icky outside!

Loooooooove James’ smile in this next one!

Just before dropping him off – love that scrunchy face crooked neck smile!

I actually made Natalie put her lunch box away a second time because people kept blocking my shot.  :)

It seems they each had an excellent day, and Joanna and I got school done very quickly!