First day of school

It was officially Elijah's first day of school yesterday.  It ended up being pretty uneventful because of the week leading up to it.  We decided that since there was a full time spot available at the daycare in the school he was attending, we would start him there in the fall instead of when I go back to work in January.  He has voiced his concern about not having friends at school so we thought that going to daycare with some of the same kids might help with the friend making process.

That meant his first day of daycare was last week.  I will admit that there were some tears that first day from two of the four family members that were in attendance.  It is hard to see your child scared/worried/uncomfortable.  But, I think that going for the mornings last week helped yesterday because going down the hall to Kindergarten was just became an extension of daycare.  It wasn't as huge an event as it might have been.

But he has still been silent.  He becomes completely mute in a group setting with kids.  He'll listen and he's obviously paying attention because he'll tell me things afterwards.  But he's silent when he's there.  So, our prayer for him this year is that he would learn to talk.  Not crazy talking but just "comfortable in his skin" talking. 

So here is my little Kindergartener.