Easton's 1st Day of KIndergarten

This post was written in August of 2011. I never published it until now.

So, I just got back from dropping off Easton at his first day of Kindergarten. I absolutely cannot believe that he is old enough to be gone everyday to school. I remember the day he was born, the moment I heard him cry for the first time. I praised the Lord for a healthy baby and I have fallen more in love with him everyday since.

We got up this morning and he seemed a little nervous. I know that he was trying to be brave and excited, but I could tell that he was nervous. He ate Trix and apples for breakfast and finished getting ready early enough to get in a little Wii time before we left. : ) He loves that Wii.

We went outside and took the usual before school pictures and he asked, "Why do we have to take all these pictures before I go to school?" Not really understanding the magnitude of today. ; )

We drove to school (a minute from our house). East had already said this morning that he was glad it wouldn't take a long time to get there because we lived close. The traffic was terrible! We had to park in the grass. As we were parking, East didn't realize that we were all getting out to walk him in. He started to tell Lawson bye and said, "Lawson, play the wii for me today, okay?" Such a sweet big brother. He had been talking to Lawson about the wii all morning and telling him what to do if he played certain games. They are used to playing together all the time.

Last night, Easton was worried about not having anyone to play with. I told him that I was sure there would be little boys in his class that liked Batman, Spiderman, Star Wars and all the same things as him. I told him that they may even see his Batman backpack and like it. We walked up to the school this morning and saw a little boy standing on the sidewalk. He saw Easton's batman backpack and told him that it was "awesome". As we walked away, Easton said to me, "Your right, momma, people do like my backpack." ha ha! Hopefully, spending a fortune on the Batman backpack was worth it. I think it was! : )

We walked around to the black top and saw Mrs. Rupard. She put a name tag on him and then told us we could go in and put up his stuff. So, we walked in and he went right to his cubby. I helped him hang up his things and then he sat down for a minute. Lawson started exploring the room.

I took a few more pictures and then told Easton bye. He looked so sad and nervous as I was leaving. I absolutely hated leaving him but I knew it was what we had to do. I know he will be fine, but I am sure that 3:00 cannot come fast enough today. Please Lord, take care of my sweet boy.