It has been two months since the first day of school! I cannot believe how quickly time has flown. I was sure I already blogged about my son's first day of kindergarten but clearly that was all in my mind.
The first day of kindergarten was very exciting for my son and for all of us. I thought for sure that I would shed some tears and get emotional as my baby trooped off to his first day of kindergarten but that was not the case. There were tears and emotions, just not exactly the one's we expected!
Since this was a new school we were not sure about how early we should get to his school but figured a half hour ahead of time would be sufficient. Boy were we wrong! By the time we got to his school, there was no parking to be found and so we were left to park on a dirt road a quarter mile from the school. It was a super hot day since school was starting in mid-July. It was well into the upper 90's by the time we parked and started walking back to school. Along with my son's backpack we also had school supplies and snacks that his teacher had asked us to provide on Meet the Teacher night. My son tired quickly so my husband ended up having to carry him most of the way to school. By the time we actually made it onto the school grounds we were sweaty and tired and both my son and daughter were not happy.
We then had to figure out where to drop off my son. We first headed to his classroom. The door was locked and the sign posted on the door directed us to the playground. We were so exhausted at this point already! Thankfully, an aide happened to open up the classroom door as we were standing outside trying to figure out what to do with the shopping bag full of supplies and relieved us of this one big bag. We then continued our trek to the playground. We also saw some water fountains that were located outside and our daughter was able to drink from the water fountain even though the water was warm. I have to explain that my son's school is an open campus. There are no enclosed hallways. The school opens to one big central courtyard and all classrooms exit into the outdoors. There was no relief from intense summer heat "inside" the building. Of course the classrooms are all air conditioned but as they were all locked we were not able to cool off.
We found our way to the playground and located my son's teacher. We thought this would be a quick stop before the kids headed to the classroom but unfortunately that was not the case. We eventually found out that my son's class was the last to line up and go into the classrooms. For the first day of school that meant that we were outside for almost an hour before they went into the classroom. By that time, my daughter had managed to get stung by a bee and both my husband and I were just a little bit short on patience due to the fact that we were out in the heat for so long.
In the end, we still managed to get some good pictures of my son and daughter (pre-bee sting) smiling and playing around on the playground as well as pictures of my son in his classroom. The best part of the morning was definitely making it into the kindergarten classroom where we knew my son would get a chance to cool down and enjoy his day.
Ultimately, I was not overcome with emotions - except relief that I could get into an air conditioned room and cool off! My son was a true trooper and waved us off like a pro. He has continued to excel and amaze us with what he is learning so far.
