Sutton's First Day of Preschool...

Today was a very big day in our house. As those close to us know, Sutton started preschool today! We've been talking about and anticipating the arrival of today for many weeks. I don't think a day has gone by that he has not worn his backpack around telling people, I'm going to school soon... Yesterday we had the opportunity to go into school and meet Sutton's teachers, tour the school, and get some information. This was a great chance for Sutton to become familiar with his classroom and teachers. I think it made today so much easier. He walked right to his room and found the toys in a matter of seconds. The only tears were those from Shaeffer. He started bawling the SECOND Sutton walked into his room and didn't stop until we were well on our way in the car. I, of course, wanted to attribute this to Shaeffer being sad because he missed Sutton, but it was probably more about the fact that he didn't get to play with the cool classroom toys! As for me, I held it together. I got a little teary when I didn't get to linger, but it was for the best! I probably would have sobbed if I had stayed much longer. It was actually much harder for me to pick him up because I knew I wasn't going to get much time with him before he had to go to daycare for the afternoon. Shaeffer and I went to our 2 year old class at ECFE and had a wonderful time. It was very special for me to get some one on one time with my youngest since that rarely happens! Here are some pics from the day!