Jacob's First Day at Kindergarten

Our little (or big, depending on how you want to look at it) boy started Kindergarten this week! I was so worried I would leave the school in tears but Mike and I walked away smiling.

Of course we took pictures of Jacob before he left the house...

And Robert insisted that he was going to Kindergarten as well...

We dropped the boys off at their daycare as normal on Wednesday morning so that Jake could take the bus from the daycare to his school as he will everyday. Unfortunately the bus got to his school before we did so Jacob was already there when we got there.

Jacob was first in the "K" line waiting to be admitted to the building.

Here's Jacob with his friend, Nick, who's entering the First Grade.

And here's Jacob's teacher, Mrs. Beane.

Mrs. Beane let in grades 4, 3, 2, 1 and 5 (yes, in that order) and got ready to take the Kindergarteners in. She called out "Kindergartener's! Are you ready?" Jacob wasn't only the only child to say "yes!", but he ran up to Mrs. Beane and practically ran her over to get inside.

At the Open House the night before, Jacob's only question was "Mrs. Beane? Where do I put my bookbag?" to which she responded that she would tell the students that the next day. Immediately after entering the classroom on the first day, Jacob started yelling across the classroom, "Mrs. Beane! Mrs. Beane! Where do I put my bookbag?"

"On the back of your chair, please." And here he is...

After the Pledge, the children were taken outside to see the playground, while the parents were informed of how the classroom is run. When the students returned, Mrs. Beane asked them to draw a picture of their families and label each person.

After 15 minutes, most children had stick people with big heads and lines sticking out of the circles representing arms and legs. Jacob, however, had a picture of Mike...

Jacob LOVED his first day of Kindergarten and was very upset that he couldn't go again on Wednesday, when the second half of the alphabet went. (Try explaining that to a 5-year-old!) Friday went well as well and he has already told me that he thought a girl in the class was pretty (oh boy).

We will keep you updated with more stories from Jacob's year in Kindergarten!