Josh's First Day of Kindergarten!

Today was a day of very mixed emotions- so excited for our sweet boy to begin a new chapter in his life- and yet a little sad that he is growing up so fast! Josh has the option of taking the bus this year because he has to go to Medina while his school is getting remodeled. I asked him if he wanted to take the bus and the "YES!" was almost deafening :-) I then asked him if he at least wanted me to take him on his first day "no thanks, Mom" was the response...So, I told him that I would take him to the bus stop but then meet him at school to walk him to class. When the bus got to school, Josh didn't even glance to see if I was nearby. He had met a little buddy on the bus and they were so excited to run into the school. I followed him, amused to see how much fun he was having, but I wondered what he would do once he got inside the school. He has only been there once and I knew he didn't know where to go. He wasn't too worried about it until he was about half way up the corridor. At that point, it occurred to him that he doesn't really know where to go, so he FINALLY decided to look around for me. I walked him to the classroom (pointing out that he goes to the hall with the eagle on top- hope he remembers tomorrow!) and began the process of snack in this basket, lunch in this basket, backpack in one of THESE cubbies, and a stick in the 'yes' or 'no' can indicating whether or not you are having a hot lunch. I am anxious to see how it goes tomorrow and how much of the process he remembers without me. His teacher seems really great and she sure had a nice classroom. Josh was just fine when it was time for me to leave and I could tell that he is very excited. I am anxious to talk to him about his first day!