End of School Program

Wills had his end of school program on May 21st. They sang some songs and each child had a part to do. Wills' got to hold the flag and lead us all in the Pledge of Allegiance! He did a great job. The program was almost 45 minutes, so by the end most of the kids were DONE. Several ended up coming out and sitting in the audience with their parents, and Wills was one of them.

Bike Rally May 6th

Wills' school has bike rally every year. They make a track in the parking lot and have some of the older kids come out to run the "gas station" and to give out "speeding tickets". There is also a snack station ran by the parents. This was my volunteer commitment for the school year. It was a lot of fun! The day was actually cloudy and cool which was great for Wills. He does not like to be hot! 

Soccer!

We signed Wills up for soccer this fall through the Y. He is on a team with his classmates from preschool. There are 11 3 year olds and 3 coaches. We have had two practices. The first game was supposed to be last Saturday, but it got rained out.

We are hoping soccer will be a good fit for Wills since he likes to run laps in the evenings. He runs a loop around the dining table and the living room over and over again.

He seems to like it. The first practice, it was really hot outside. This child does not like to be hot either, so I was surprised that he happily participated the entire time. Tonight at practice, the weather was perfect, and he sat down several times and just hung out. You just never know with this kiddo!

Preschool

Wills started preschool on Wednesday, August 13th at Christ the King in Oklahoma City. The school is at the parish that we belong too, so it was a really familiar place for him on the first day. We did have to explain a few times that we were going to school and not church. That first day, we got there at 10 and Charles and I both went to class with him. They did some introductory songs and games for the first 30 minutes, then the children went out on the playground with two of their teachers (he has 3, Ms. Holmboe, Ms. Kirt and Ms. Harrison) and the parents stayed back for a parent meeting. This went really well. When it was over and I went to get him, he told me he wasn't ready to leave.

The next day was his first official day of school. I drop him off at 8:15 and his nanny picks him up at 11:15. He goes three days a week, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday. Parents are asked to hand their child off to a teacher at the hallway and then the child walks to his classroom on his own. Wills had no problem with this and didn't look back at me once.

Thursdays are show and tell day, so of course we took a train :)

He seems to really be enjoying school this year. He will actually talk about things they are learning (bee hives and bees) and sing songs (If you're happy and you know it). I am really looking forward to seeing how much he learns and grows this year!

Bike Derby!

Wills' preschool has a fall fundraiser that is a Bike Derby. Each class has a 30 minute time slot where they go outside and ride their bikes around the circle drive. Since Wills is in the 2 year old class, none of those kiddos can really ride a bike, so they are encouraged to bring a push toy or something else to do. They also used to have people pledge a donation per lap and they changed it this year to a flat donation. This is a good thing, because I think Wills only made a true lap one time. Otherwise, the kids were all over the place and kept "borrowing" each others toys/cars. Wills was probably on 5 different things, none of which were what we brought for him to use!

I am so thankful for the flexibility of my job that allows me to go these things. It was a lot of fun!

Preschool

Or as Charles calls it, "Pre Pre Pre K,  Because then it sounds even more ridiculous".

We went to visit on Sunday so Wills could see his classroom and meet his teachers. He stuck pretty close to Charles and I, but they had lots of trucks and buses for him to play with so he was pretty happy with that. When it was time to leave, he threw a major fit. Unfortunately I have experienced one of these before, but Charles never had, and it is definitely something we don't want to repeat! We were hoping the devastation at leaving would be a good sign for today, the first day of school.

Thankfully  my work is allowing me to go in late on Tuesdays and Thursdays so I can take Wills to preschool. We got up and ready this morning and I attempted taking his picture and he kept running away from me and saying "no". Here are the best I could get.

He is wearing his shirt from his birthday party. I figured when else is a shirt with a school bus and your name on it going to be appropriate?

When it was time to leave I asked if he was ready for school and he was. We got in the car without any fuss and drove the very short drive to school. It is maybe a mile from our house.

We pulled in the parking lot and he said "We're here". We saw a friend from church right when we got there. They aren't' in the same class, but I'm sure it was good to see another familiar face. When we got to our classroom, we took off our backpack, put it in our cubby, and went straight for the firetruck.

I gave him a kiss and told him Miss Michelle would be picking him up. He whimpered as I walked away, but his teacher Miss Jill distracted him and by the time I was out the door in the hallway he had forgotten all about me. Overall a great start!