Kindergarten & Preschool

Yes, it is sad but true, Sebastien has started KINDERGARTEN!! I have a hard time believing that he is five.  While it makes me sad that he is no longer at home and I don't get to see him until the afternoon, he really LOVES school.  He is such a people person.  Everyday we walk to school, his little face just lights up when he sees one of his friends.  He gets the cutest smile on his face, will wave and say hello to everyone he knows.  He will then proceed to tell me what desk they sit at, where they sit on the carpet for group and if they got in trouble the previous day.  He definitely gets his "outgoing" side from his dad.  I wish it was that easy for me to make friends.  Another funny thing about Sebastien's class is that he is the ONLY blonde hair, blue eyed boy. It makes it very easy to spot him when they are eating lunch in the cafeteria or walking out at the end of the day from their classroom.  He has picked up on reading and is really excelling in his class. He makes us very proud! 

Along with Sebastien's big day Manti also hit a big milestone.....PRESCHOOL!! What am I going to do without my boys?  Manti has been waiting for this day since Sebastien started preschool last year.  He is in a class with about 20-24 kids and three teachers.  He is really loving it and having so much fun.  He sometimes gets sad on the weekends because he misses school.  One thing I have always thought about Manti is that he will be the child we get phone calls from the school about because he LOVES to make people laugh.  It was no surprise that as we stand in line every morning waiting for preschool to start, Manti runs around being EXTRA silly, making all the little girls giggle. 

Here are some pictures from the boys 1st day of school.... 

1st day of kinder photo! It was foggy and cold out, hence the sweater! 

He is NOT excited about going to preschool at all.... :) 

The three amigos ready to head out. 

Outside and ready to roll. They are getting so big...(tears from  Mommy) 

Manti getting a special hug from Dad. 

AND THEY ARE OFF!!! 

This is the school mascot.  The kids thought he was super cool. 

Standing on his "cougar paw" outside his classroom.  

Here he is heading into class.  He didn't even look back. 

I was hoping he would at least turn around to wave but NOPE, he walked right to his desk and got to work. 

Manti was upset that we had to wait 20 minutes for preschool to start. (After taking Sebastien) 

Learning the preschool routine....1st step, washing hands.

Activity time and making friends!

Enjoying snack time.  What kid wouldn't? 

If I ever give him milk to drink at home he refuses.  So what does he do at preschool.....drinks the whole cup!! Sure, that makes sense. 

Just being silly Manti! He loves to make people laugh and this is a pretty standard Manti expression. 

Mom and Sebastien sitting at his desk. 

He wanted to make sure everyone knew he was wearing a BLUE shirt under his sweater.  I don't know why he wouldn't just take it off and I wasn't going to fight it so this is as good as it gets.

Both boys looked very handsome their first day of school and are really loving every minute they are there.  One funny story.....The first two weeks of kinder, they were going half days (until noon) for the kids to have testing and just to get use to the process of school.  When they finally started going "all" day (they get out at 2:20) I picked up Sebastien and he said, "but Mom I thought I was going ALL day?" I told him he did and he replied again, "No, I mean ALLLLLL day!" The poor kid thought he had to go to school until it was dark and was very disappointed that I picked him up when the sun was still shining.  He is hilarious!!