Ethan's New School

Before we get to that I have to share a picture from Father's Day. We spent the day as a family at home and I put my baking skills to the test. We had blueberry pancakes for breakfast and then Steve really wanted to have a cake that night. I searched the cabinets for a box of mix but turned up nothing. At first I thought that was it, no cake, but then I got crazy and took out a cookbook. I baked my first bake from scratch! It came out pretty good if I do say so myself. Then I didn't have any confectioner sugar so I had to make a different kind of frosting called White Mountain Frosting which is essentially marshmellow. Ethan loved it! Somehow he convinced us that he should have cake after bath and PJ's (I can't remember now how that worked out), which was not a good idea, but boy did he have fun with it.



Last Monday Ethan started his new school. We had been in for a visit the Friday before so that he could meet his teachers and see his room. He had a good time in that hour and didn't want to leave! I had to run out to the car at one point and they said he was looking for me when I was gone, but not upset that I had left. For his first day, I had told work that I would be in late because I wanted to stay and make sure he was ok. He was very excited to bring his lunch in his new lunch box with his new ice packs. He insisted we put it in his backpack and then refused to carry his backpack...figures. We got to school and he remembered being there on Friday and ran right in. The head teacher, Rika, was really great with bringing him right in and getting him engaged with the other kids and toys. I was standing there watching him play and he didn't look up at me once. I felt kind of silly after a little while and tried to say goodbye to him twice but he couldn't be bothered to acknowledge me! So I left after not even 10 minutes and he did great! I called a couple of times during the day but he was playing well, ate his lunch and went down for nap with no problem.



He has been so excited about his new school. It is such a relief for us. The new school, The Wonder Years, is right across the street from his old school. The first morning he said "bye-bye old school" and then "hello new school! Mommy, it has a blue top!". The roof is blue which is very fun for him. Tues, Wed and Thurs morning's he could not wait to get to his new school. He would ask me in the car if we were there yet as soon as we turned out of the driveway!

We have plans to get together with the parents and kids from his old classroom a couple of times over the summer and we're really looking forward to that. I hope that the other families are having easy transitions as well. One of Ethan's friends, Vince, is in his new classroom as well and here is a picture of them playing together in their new classroom.



And here is our little artist hard a work. Look at the concentration on that face!



Now Grandma Suzanne is here and we're having a great time! Steve took the week off and the two of them have big plans. Lot's of painting...yipee!!