Brevin’s First Day of School

For weeks and weeks you have been looking forward to going to school. You were so excited the night before that you were awake from 2 am to 4 am just talking to me:)  Made for a hard time waking up, but once you did you were ready to go!

Breakfast was pancakes and sausage and you chatted with Jaeley while you ate. You picked out your favorite purple polo shirt and your new Sketchers. (Whenever you put them on you say “Buy Sketchers!” from the commercial??) We went shoe shopping for velcro shoes last week so you would be able to do them yourself while at school and not have to ask the teacher to tie them for you.

It was a rainy day, so we took the picture on the front porch…you wanted Jaeley with you.

What a good-looking guy!

We went to pick Daddy up at work so he could be part of your first day and parked the car. You pulled out your Scooby Doo umbrella and sang “Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you?” all the way up to the front door. When we got there, you called goodbye to us, but I thought it would be better to escort you to your classroom…(may not have been the best idea as you’ll see in a minute.)

This is your Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Pettit! When we got into your classroom you put your name under juice for your snack later in the day and found your nametag at your table. Everything seemed in order, so all three of us gave you a hug and started out of the classroom. You must have felt it was not right to have your whole family leaving you in a strange place because you chased us down the hall:( I went back into the room with you and you cried for a little bit…and I tried to hold my tears back. It didn’t take long for me to know that you would do better once I left so we pried your little hands from around my neck and I left you to read a book with Mrs. Pettit. 

I sped walked down the hall and out of the building so as to get back to the van before the real crying started! I can’t believe how fast these 5 years went.

Luckily, I had a place to go:) A few moms got together for a cry-n-coffee. It was the perfect setting and just what I needed to get me through that first morning. There was the perfect combination between crying and dancing to have the kids starting/back to school!

Your good friends Joel Merschman and Peyton Meyer are in your class. When I picked you up at 2:30- Mrs. Pettit informed me that you did great and did not cry long at all after we had left. You talked about the lunchroom the most and loved the hotdogs. You were also mad that you didn’t get to ride the bus-too bad, buddy! As long as I can, I will be your personal escort to your new adventure!