First Day

Jake had a great first day of 3-year-old preschool this Tuesday.  We started a tradition last year where we go shopping the day before school and Jake picks out something to wear for the first day and something special to go in his lunch.  This year, he picked out these awesome shorts.  He loved them so much that the very first thing he wanted to do when he woke up was get dressed which is very unusual.  Usually Jake will stay in his pjs for a while, but not this day!

My favorite pic...cutie!

Of course, first day pics aren't complete without pics in front of the school...


and with his teacher, Ms. Dana...

As soon as I picked him up and asked him about his day, he began telling me about a new friend.  He couldn't remember his name, but we figured out it was Nicholas.  During the car ride home, he told me he and Nicholas played on the scooters and were policemen.  He also said they "talked a lot."  When I asked about what, he replied, "about our boo-boos."  He then continued to tell me how Nicholas got a boo-boo riding his bike, then how he shared with him how he got his boo-boo on his knee.  I'll admit, I was completely shocked and impressed.  This was much more of a conversation than I ever imagined him having with another 3-year-old little boy, and what a manly conversation it was.  Way to go, Jake!

One last first day story: Jake picked out football shaped Oreos as his treat for his lunch.  I asked him how lunch was and how he liked his cookie.  His reply was, "It feel on the floor, but it was still yummy!"  Glad it liked it, dirt and all!

One more thing....Jake specifically requested "spikey hair," so his first day look was all his from head to toe.