Kindergarten and Candles

About a month ago now, Parker started Kindergarten. We had spent several months trying to get him used to the idea that he would be going somewhere without us to learn and have fun, but weren't quite sure if he really understood what was going to happen. The day before the first day of school, his class had an open house. Parker was really excited!

The kids listened to a story read by Mrs. Coleman while parents filled out some paperwork.

When we left, Parker was very excited to go back and Mommy had something close to a nervous breakdown about her baby going to school. Fortunately, by the morning I had pulled it together so as not to alarm Parker. :) This is how I found him when I went to wake him up on his very first day of school. To me, it was the perfect picture of how little and big he is, all at the same time.

And of course, the girl who never needs to be woken up needed to be woken up on the first day of school.

Eating breakfast....

....and spilling breakfast. It was quite the morning!

All ready to go. My big boy. *Tear*

Hard to believe this day was already here!

With his class at the flag ceremony. He made it off to class without a single tear from anyone! And we needn't have worried because he is just loving school!

Parker's first day of school was also Andrew's 32nd birthday! We celebrated that evening.

Eating Mexican food....what else? Happy birthday, Daddy!