As Dora would say...we did it!

We did it! J had his orientation at pre-school this morning. He did pretty well. He got to pick out his shirt this morning. Of course, he chose a Thomas shirt. We had an argument over his shoes, but I won!

Since it was only orientation today, I stayed with him. We were only there for a little over an hour. The teacher let the children play while she talked to the parents. She then asked the children to clean up. J was one of the only ones to clean up the toys. It's like pulling teeth to get the boy to clean up at home, but at school, he just jumped right in. Arrrggghhh!

Anyway, the teacher then did a short Circle Time. J had a hard time sitting. He had to have me sit by him (I was the only parent on the floor with her kid). He kept popping up. The teacher then pulled out a book to read to the class. J threw a fit because he wanted her to read a book he had been looking at earlier. I was so embarrassed.

The kids then did an art project and had a snack. J had a good time and I can tell that he is going to like school a lot. I hope he does well there. I have this fear that he will be "That Kid". As a former pre-school teacher, I can attest that all teachers have "That Kid" in their class. "That Kid" is the kid she dreads coming every day and the one she hopes will be absent. Not that she wishes ill-will on the child. She just doesn't want him/her at school. My mom (a retired pre-school teacher) assures me that J will not be "That Kid", but Gramma is biased.

Here is the best picture I could get of him this morning:



And I can't have a picture of J without including one of my sweet baby girl:



In other news....

Today is Chris and my 5th wedding anniversary! Yay! We got married on a Thursday, the Packers were playing, and it was raining. Today is Thursday, the Packers are playing, and it's raining! My parents are going to watch the kids while Chris and I go out for dinner. I'm looking forward to it.