Our Big Little Man

E1 started his new preschool this week. T has mentioned a few times that he seems a bit different this week. I had not noticed anything until last night. At school, they have been talking about how God is Love. Last night at dinner, E1 said "I love your heart". It was so sweet. That was just after he helped us all wash our hands before dinner including his little brother. I have been amazed by the work he is bringing home, a heart colored all in the lines and 2 blue birds colored amazingly well with his name printed above. I have never seen much more than scribbling in the past from him. Most nights at dinner, it would be like wrestling to get him to tell us anything about his day. Last night he chatted almost the entire time talking about lunch, playtime, activities and the other kids. He adores his new teacher and strikes up a conversation with her the second we walk in the room in the morning. I imagine we are in the honeymoon stage of the new school stuff, but right now, I am pretty blown away with what I am seeing.

The end and the new beginning

Well, today is a big day for E1, after 4 years at his daycare, this will be his last day. He has a lot of good friends there and we have gotten to know so many wonderful families through it (very little turn over so he is with many of the kids since he was a baby!). After some orientation tonight and tomorrow, he will offically begin a new school (big boy school as he calls it). He brought some school bus cookies to share with his friends today and made little bags of goodies for all of them making sure they all have his phone number for any play dates...of course. So far, I don't think it has really hit him yet. I will be interesting to see how he does over the next few days once he is actually at the new school and the change starts to sink in. We knew the school we chose had a great reputation but have recieved a lot of very positive comments about the education and curriculum over the last few days, so that reinforces to me even more that we made a good decision to try this school out for the year.

On a funny note, E1 has been on a 'when I get bigger' kick lately. Something new for him and always funny. Yesterday, it was 'when I get bigger, I am going to have a motorcycle'. Oh great says mom! I think I at least convinced him that it is important to wear a helmet or else you end up like what.....E1 say a squished marshmallow (he is obsessed with the marshmallow man in Ghostbusters and rarely a day goes by that he isn't scared of him...probably should have waited awhile to show him that movie). What's E2 up to, you ask? He is presently obsessed with shoes and can never decide which pair to wear when he is not trying to wear mine, T's or E1's that are WAY too big. Beyond that he has started picking up "hotties" at the car dealers we are going to and trying to get them to go for a ride with him in one of the new convertable Miata's. Such a little guy to have so much 'tude! (photo credit to www.mazdausa.com)