NEW SCHOOL

After a lot of discussions and contemplation Ryan and I decided to move the boys to a new school.  They started on Monday. If you know Ben, you know like most 3 years old, he loves his routine, structure and doesn't handle change well.  We have been talking about his new school for a month now. He was getting really excited and telling everyone that he was going to a new school.  Ryan and I were hoping for the best but expecting the worst....

 Ben and Alex all ready to go!

 A very happy and excited boy with his new backpack

Still smiling....

Ben smiled all the way into the building until we got to the door of his classroom...then it was meltdown city!  Screaming, crying, yelling, running...it was horrible!  Fortunately, he just said he wanted to go home and didn't say he wanted to go back to his old school.  After 30 minutes of trying to get Ben to do the activities and play with the other kids, Ryan and I left.  We knew we overstayed our welcome when one of the girls in his class asked us what we were still doing there!  After we left, Ben cried and stayed in the corner for 10 minutes and than played with the other kids.  Tuesday drop off was horrible however, when I picked him up he gave his teacher a hug goodbye and told me that he wants to come back every day.  One of the girls in his class, Ryiah gave him a big hug as well. When I dropped him off this morning, there was no tears and he was so excited to get there in time for breakfast so he could see his good neighbor friend, Griffin who is in the class room next door but the classes eats breakfast together.  Such a relief!   I hope the positive attitude stays!

I think the new school will be great for us once we get through the transition. They have a wonderful preschool program and even better, we can walk there from our house!  I received a detailed list of what they did on Ben's first day... he read Green Eggs and Ham, had a parachute party, learned what an experiment is, worked on forming letters with letter builders, sang about fun instruments, created wacky self-portraits, used eyedroppers to mix colored water to make new colors and practiced putting diapers on baby dolls.  Alex on the other hand, ate, slept, spit up and pooped.