Kindergarten!

Well, here we go. Our clan has officially entered the world of full-time school, and there's no turning back! It's hard to believe that my "little" boys are at this stage already. Cody and Jaden started kindergarten in mid-August. Two nights before school began, we attended an orientation night. The boys got to meet their teacher (who we actually already knew from church) and take a tour of their classroom. Their teacher, Mrs. Snow, had a classroom scavenger hunt activity for each child to complete. Both boys found their new desks and eagerly began!

After finding all of the items around the room (such as their backpack hooks and the classroom library) Cody and Jaden each got a prize from the classroom treasure box-- a bag of Goldfish with a medal that read, "I am o-FISH-ally in kindergarten!"

When the first day arrived, neither boy seemed nervous. Cody proudly announced the night before, "I'm not even going to cry!" (like he did at the start of pre-K last year).

Cody was true to his word. In fact, he was quite the goofball during our "first day" pictures. All of these photos make me smile, so I couldn't just pick one!

Now that Jaden and Cody have entered kindergarten, they are required to wear a uniform. On chapel days, they have to wear these specific colors (otherwise they don't prefer to match). The boys were thrilled about their new light-up shoes-- Ninja Turtles for Jaden and Spiderman for Cody.

We know that Mrs. Snow is a loving, easy-going teacher, and we are thankful for the godly role model that she will be for our boys. Jaden and Cody were both VERY excited to learn that she was their teacher this year.

At the end of Day 1, Cody said that he most enjoyed center time while Jaden was excited about recess. Here are two of their work samples from the first week of school:

The class read the book, Mrs. Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, and then made their own class book pages. When asked how he got ready for school, Cody said, "I drove to school."

Jaden's page says, "I drove here."

The three kindergarten classrooms all have a Pete the Cat theme, so the kids decorated thematic hats.

Jaden's hat

Cody's hat

Our whole family is still adjusting to the early mornings and long days of kindergarten, but overall Cody and Jaden have been enjoying school. We are grateful for a school with caring staff members who teach about Jesus every day! We look forward to seeing how Cody and Jaden will learn and grow throughout the year.