Preschool!

Little man's first day of preschool.

 Yes... the day has come... Charlie had his first day of preschool! He is going to a Lutheran church two days a week in the morning. He was SUPER excited to go... until the day he actually had to go. He was doing OK as we headed out in the morning (as you can see from the picture above), and then he got in the truck with Pete. When we got to school, Pete looked at me and shook his head, indicating that things weren't going well. Charlie was pretty mopey when we headed in, but he cheered up a bit as we waited outside his classroom. He got a little sad again when his teacher came out, but was fine because we came into the room with him. Mrs. Collins saw that he was a little nervous, so she sat down on the floor with him to play trains. She also encouraged other students to come over and play with him. He was happy and playing, so we decided to say our goodbyes. Not fun. Charlie didn't want us to leave, and he wanted to come with Seda and I. Of course the waterworks started, so we had to rush out quickly. It was SO hard for me to walk away from him when he was crying for me, so of course I lost it in the hallway. The secretary told me I could call in a little bit to check on him, but I assured her I was ok. :) I waited for 2.5 hours, wondering if I was going to get a phone call, but I never did.
When I went to pick him up, he came running up to me. I told him to go back and sit at his sit to wait for Mrs. Collins to dismiss him. Once they were dismissed, he took me to his cubby and gave me his art project for the day and a note from Mrs. Collins. On the way home he told me everything them did ranging from playing in the gym to his art project. My favorite part was when he told me they read a story about Jesus. I asked him what he learned and he said, "God loves me". Then he asked me, "Who is God, Mom?" I'll save my reply for another post. ;)
Overall, it was a good day. Charlie is excited to go back on Tuesday, so hopefully it's a little easier of a drop-off then! I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I have a kiddo in school. Where did the time go!?!?

I can't believe Charlie is going to school already!

Not doing so hot, but Daddy's trying to keep a positive attitude! 

Charlie's class is the bottom apples.

Charlie in front of his elephant hook with his backpack. All his stuff in the classroom has a blue elephant on it. 

Mrs. Collins trying to cheer Charlie up with trains.