School's in!

It feels like we've been waiting forever, but today, the boys had their first official day of preschool.

The morning went pretty smoothly. Having learned our lesson from Meet the Teacher nite, we took Freddie to Mrs. Shana's class first. He was definitely aware that this was an all-new experience, but he didn't put up any struggle to stay in his classroom.

I was braced for a completely different reaction when we walked into Jones's classroom. It didn't come, though. He sat in the seat with his name plate on it - no muss, no fuss. Like Freddie, he was slightly uptight. Sensing this, Mrs. Doris said, "Remember this summer when we'd have to find your smile? Do we need to find your smile today?"

I snuck out while she did her thing, shed a few tears (but not as many s I'd expected), and accepted Jeremy's invitation to grab a doughnut at the Bakery.

When we picked them up - it took 30 minutes for our first carline experience (eye roll emoji) - both boys were given great reports and both were excitedly telling us about the day they'd had. Chick-fil-A, of course, was on the menu for our celebratory lunch. We ate it at Jeremy's office, which the boys enjoy almost as much as the "tailgate picnics" we often have in the wayback of my minivan.

The boys' reactions to school totally affirmed that we made the right decision to enroll them for the year. I can't wait to see what all they learn at Clyde First Baptist!