The perfect place...

This is it, week one of pre-school down for the memory books! The week went great! The night before it all began we packed his backpack up with all of the items on his supply list. It made for one over loaded backpack but all necessities for super fun times at pre-school! Look at our little man, such a handsome little guy!

We started the week with a full day of childcare. I dropped off Dylan and he wanted carried in. As soon as we walked thru the doors he squirmed to get down and he was off saying, 'you go to work now mom'! I was shocked, not sure what I expected, but it was definitely a bitter sweet moment. I left and then cried my whole way to work, of course....how can it be that our little miracle baby boy is now off to his first day of school?!
I went back later that morning for the parents 'Get acquainted' hour. I picked Dylan up from the childcare and when I arrived the kids were all on the big rug singing the hokey poky. It was SO cute! Dylan didn't want to leave, but as soon as I told him we were going to his pre-school room he was happy. He insisted on carrying his back pack full of supplies. It was far too heavy so he had to drag it, I was giggling inside as I saw the independent Dylan coming out.

We arrived in the class room and got a very warm welcome from his 2 teachers. He unloaded his supplies and found his name place to hang his back pack. It was then free time for the kids, 1 hour of play time to 'get acquainted' with their school room. He played with several kids, there are 16 total in his class with 2 teachers. Most of the kids were there which was nice to put names with faces and also to meet some of the parents.

Dylan just made himself right at home, cooking away at the kitchen, doing a few puzzles, playing with dinosaurs and cars.....lots of super fun things to see and do. I wanted to get him acquainted with the potty's as well. His room as 3 different bathrooms, and they all have different potty's! How neat is that?! They all are very small potty's that come up to about my calf and they have little sinks in the bathrooms also. Each potty has a different style of seat to accommodate to different kids and what they are use to. All of this is brand new and I was just thrilled at the neat things that this school offers for Dylan. He truly is in the perfect place!

Dylan playing with the dinosaurs and one of his teachers getting to know the kids!

Picking up his backpack from his 'special' spot!

The hour was up and he didn't want to leave. But it was a little easier for him once he found out that he didn't have to leave with mom and the childcare kiddo's were playing outside, which is what he got to do next. I was off to continue my day at work and he was eager for mom to leave!
I picked him up that night and he was so excited to tell me about his day. One of the assistants at childcare said he had a great day and he sure didn't take long to warm up either. That was great news for me! In the car he started being quite naughty, I associated with he probably didn't nap during rest time, it was a busy day for him. It was home, supper, bath and bed for Mr. Dylan.

Day two went great. It was the first real day of pre-school! He was a bit shy when I dropped him off but as soon as the assistant acknowledged Dylan he was all smiles and ran off to play. Just a few tears for mom this day. Brad and I were both able to pick him up and it was nice for Daddy to see him in his element. Dylan was very excited to have us there to get him. He ran over and got his back pack and carried it all the way to the car. But again, as soon as we got in the car the naughtiness began, not sure what is bringing this on. I had told Brad how naughty he was after the first night but I am not sure that he really believe me....that is until he saw the little pistol himself! HA! Maybe because he is having so much fun with the kids that he hates to come home in fear he may miss something?! We were praying that this attitude did not stick around!!

Day 3 of pre-school. At drop off Dylan was a bit quiet but very eager to get in and start to play. I went to leave and he just stood there and looked at me, not with sad eyes but like he wasn't quite sure what he wanted to do. The assistant came over and asked for a morning hug and asked how his weekend was and he was off then to talk and play. This night he was much more pleasant when I picked him up. No fits at all, thank you lord! He told me about his day and told me some of his friends names. I get so excited for him to open up his backpack for me to see what homemade art work he has brought home. This adorable pic was on of his firsts for pre-school! How cute is that?! Dylan was excited that we hung it on the fridge for everyone to see!

We can't even express what this feeling is like, taking your child to school for the first time! I picked him up tonight and he was playing with 4 other boys that were a bit older than him. Such a big boy making friends on his own and socializing with all of these other kids. It sure is a very neat feeling, I just can't quite describe it. We are very proud of Dylan and we are very, very happy that we chose this school for Dylan. It truly is the PERFECT place for him, we are very excited about what this 1st year of pre-school will bring!~

Growing up!

Well the summer has just about come to an end. The last summer before Dylan starts school....ahhh! Neither Brad nor I can believe that our little man, our little miracle baby boy is now starting pre-school....this seems crazy! Where in the world has time gone?!
We have had SO much fun with Dylan this summer. We have been very fortunate that we have traveled and taken some fun getaway's and spent a lot of time out in the pool too!! He started the summer in diapers and now is potty trained, what a feeling that is to know that we helped him learn to go pee in the potty! Sounds silly but it really is amazing! He has grown up SO much, learning new things and yearning to learn which is what makes us so proud. The things that come out of his mouth make us laugh on a daily basis. He is thankfully.....very polite, always please and thank you and so sincere and SUCH an AMAZING big brother and very cautious of Danielle and always concerned about where she is. He like little Mr. Hen at daycare worried about the kids all the time. He comes home every night with stories about his day. There are definitely times that he is a little pistol, and has embarrassed us with his fits....but for the most part he is a very good little boy, we are proud that he is our son.

This morning just after he woke up he told me, 'mom I have a splitting headache'! I giggled, never had I heard such a serious phrase from him, and by the way he was acting I was fairly sure he didn't have a headache. While watching the news the other night he said, 'mom, I would like to go to the Laundromat'. Ok, really Dylan?! I mean how does he even know what a Laundromat is?! Every single day he says something that makes us laugh and even drop our jaws because we have no idea where he gets some of the things he says! I really need to start writing them down because there are so many funny things, but I just can't remember them all! But there is still that little innocent boy inside him that says things at the darnedest times, fully knowing how funny he is being....and also down right embarrassing!

This weekend while in Des Moines with my family for our weekend trip to Adventureland.....I was standing in the elevator with him just heading down to our room from my cousins room. The elevator was PACKED, I mean, you could not have fit a piece of paper in between anyone in there. So the doors just close to take us down and it was silent when all of a sudden Dylan says really loud, 'Mom I gotta take a big poop'! OMG, can I tell you that I about died right there, of course the entire elevator full of adults erupted in laughter. I did NOT know what to say I was SO embarrassed.....I said, 'well Dylan thank you for telling everyone'. Of course, Dylan had a huge smile on his face, grinning from ear to ear. I, on the other hand, was trying not to smile because I was just so shocked he said this! Everyone was hysterically laughing. Thankfully just a minute later, which seemed like an eternity, the doors opened and I flew out of there as fast as I could. I hear a couple guys behind me say, 'that was really funny, kids sure say the darnedest things'! Oh my lord!!!! One time that I really wish his Daddy would have been there! One for the memory books!

Last week we had my summer, work family outing, that I planned, and it was at the Kernels Game. Like every year in the past, it was about 105 degree's this day! Daddy stayed home with Danielle because of the heat, while Dylan and I went and enjoyed the game....in the blistering heat! But Dylan really had a great time at the game and I loved having him along side me enjoying every minute of it!

And now as we wind down the summer, this is the last full week that Dylan will be at daycare. He officially starts school next Wednesday! I am blissfully happy and Daddy is still in awe. Just don't know where time has gone, our little fighter who was born far too soon is now a very mature little boy heading off to school....WOW....look how far he has come and he has his entire life ahead of him with endless possibilities! Parenthood is SO rewarding, but now with sending him off to pre-school, teaching him and trying to prepare him for new things, our hearts are filled with joy, lots of joy and very proud feelings for our child. We are very excited for Dylan and his new journey in school. We are really excited at everything that this school offers for Dylan! He got this cute little postcard letter in the mail yesterday, from his new teachers. I started welling up with tears just reading this. Dylan felt so important getting mail from his new school, it made him even more excited for his first day. Little things like this just mean so much to these little ones....how extremely thoughtful of these teachers! Melted mommy's heart!

So come along on the ride with us....as our son begins his journey into a lifetime of learning! We love you Dylan SO much. Can't wait to hear all about your first day of school!~