First Day of School

Kael had is first day of Kindergarden today in Mrs. Hasse's class.  He had gotten plenty of sleep the night before, but he still woke up somewhat grumpy and discontent.  I made him some french toast with syrup and he felt better.

When he jumped on the bus with Tyla, Erica and I jumped in the car and drove up to the school to watch as he got off.  Mrs. Nancy was their, if only for a brief moment, to welcome him to his new school.  We walked the long way around to the playground and then to his classroom, and showed him the B that marked the door.

He was happy to see Mr. Mitchel waiting for him at his seat, along with the Shark and Tractor he left on his desk during roundup.  We showed him where to hang his book bag, and said our good-byes.  I wanted to stare through the window to make sure he was o.k. but something in side of me knew he would be just fine.

Yesterday Kael went to Kindergarden Roundup at the elementary school.

When we were anticipating the worst, Kael showed us his best.  He wrote his name on his name badge and politely sat in his seat proudly displaying "KAEL" on the paper taped to the top of his desk.

We were pleasantly surprised to see Yulie's name on the desk next to him.  She is one of Kael's best companion last year in Mrs. Nancy's class, and I am comforted to know that she is in his class again.
I know that Nancy and Mrs. Haase had a conversation about Kael before and found it wise to have Yulie sit next to him.

She is his friend.  She cares for Kael, and watches out for him.  I've seen her direct him into line, invite him to sit next to her at circle time, and play with him in the gym.  I hope that they continue to be friends all through school and afterward.  Only time will tell, but for right now it is definitely cute.