First Day of Kindergarten

Tuesday was the first day of kindergarten for Max. He was nervous, but way more excited than nervous. On Friday last week they had a kindergarten orientation where the parents were in the gym for a presentation and the kids were in the classroom getting to know the teacher and other students for two hours. Initially I was annoyed that this was right in the middle of the day and not an open house, but it eased most of Max's anxiety and worry about the first day of school so it ended up being a great thing. Max made a friend during the two hour orientation so he felt a lot better that he knew someone on the first day of school.

We kicked off the morning with pictures at home. He is 49.5 inches and he grew 3 inches from the first day of school the prior year. That seems like a lot to me. This is obviously a gene he got from Andy's side of the family.






We headed to school with a very excited little boy and battled the crazy parking.


Once we got to his classroom we noticed his new friend sat right behind him. They were both excited to see each other and this excitement eased any worries that I had. Seeing him with his new friend made me feel so good knowing that he won't be "alone" all day and friendless. I think this is why I didn't get emotional and cry in the parking lot.


Every day this week Max has had a great day at his new school. He absolutely loves it and he said the best part about school is hanging out with his new friends. I am so glad that my super shy little guy was able to make friends fast.


This was a very exciting day for everyone. Max is off to new beginnings at his elementary school and I couldn't be prouder of him for how his successful first week of school.