KINDERGARTEN!!!!

Big week in the Elkington house. Happy week, sad week, exciting week, nervous week...basically and every emotion under the sun week. Dylan started Kindergarten!

I have been a little weepy about every milestone in Dylan's life. This one is taking first place for 'tug at the heartstrings.' I can finally empathize with all my friends who have gone before and prepare those who will experience this next year.

I have to pat myself on the back though because I didn't cry more than a couple seconds, Dylan didn't see it, and it wasn't after I dropped him off at school. I made sure to say a little prayer this morning before we left and THAT is when I started crying a bit. Talk about emotion overload.

All ready for his first day of school! This boy was crazy excited this morning.

Me being the control freak that I am, really wanted to get Dylan a nice, 'cool' lunchbox from PBK (that's right, I'm a sucker for their awesome kid stuff). Dylan had other plans. As soon as he saw this Transformers one at Target, he had to have it. There was no changing his mind. So, I gave in. Fully knowing that by next year, he will be over Transformers and I'll have to buy him a new lunchbox. Kids only start school once, I'll suck it up and let him have his moment.

Seriously...this kid was wired. Made me glad that he was going to have all day to get the wiggles and sillies out...with someone else.

Dylan's locker!

How could I cry when this was the face I was leaving at school?

Dylan really wanted to ride the bus. I really wasn't ready for my little boy to ride with the big kids. We compromised. I will drive him to school and he will ride the bus home. Seems fair, right? I probably will get annoyed taking him every day in a few weeks, or at least by the time it starts snowing.

Dylan sat way too far back. The Kindergartners are supposed to sit in the first three rows. I was a little worried when all the other kids got off at our bus stop and I still hadn't seen my son. hahaha. Bus driver reminded him and I will do so again tomorrow.

Dylan's thoughts on his first day of school? "Lunch was too quick, Mom." I keep asking him questions, but he just seems annoyed and keeps telling me "I don't remember." Such a male thing!