Cooper and Jackson's First Day of School

On Tuesday, August 14th, Cooper and Jackson had their first day of preschool.  I was broken hearted that I could not be there to walk them into school their first day, but Daddy stepped in and did a great job.  The camera battery was going dead and I didn't realize it so I do not have many pictures at all from their morning, which I hate, but Todd was able to take a few.  Below are some pictures of their big day!

Cooper went into class kicking and screaming-not his usual self at all.  I think he was out of sorts because he was in a new room-it was not the baby room he was used to last school year, nor was it the classroom that his Sunday School class meets in.  He also has brand new teachers that were unfamiliar to him.  His teachers said that he cried for about 15 minutes, but then he got happy.  His report that afternoon stated that he ate both snack and lunch very well (not surprising) so he must not have been too upset!  Now he absolutely loves school.  He loves all of the art projects that they make and also loves going outside to the playground.  Now that he is walking (well, more like running) he is into everything!  I am sure that his teachers have their hands full with him!

Here he is being loved on by one of his teachers.  As you can tell by the look on his face, he was NOT a happy camper!

Here he is starting to settle down a little!

Jackson, on the other hand, could not wait for school to start back.  I had ordered him a Spiderman backpack and lunchbox from Pottery Barn Kids for him to take to school this year.  I had ordered it back at the very end of June.  It came while we were gone to Panama City Beach and when we got home, it was all he could talk about.  He even walked into my room early one morning still in his pajamas with his backpack on and his lunchbox in his hand and told me that it was time for me to get up-he was going to be late for school!  He was so insistent that I had to make his lunch and let him eat it out of his lunchbox for the next several days!

He did get a little apprehensive walking into his new class.  Jackson is a "creature of habit" and does not like change (he gets that from me!).  He did not like the fact that his class was in a different room this year.  Todd did a great job of explaining that he was in a big boy class now and that his old classroom was for babies.  He accepted that and went on into his class. He loves school and all of the things that they do.  He always has a story for me and a new song to sing!  It is so neat to see how much he has grown from this time last year.  He has definitely changed from my baby into my little boy!

Here he proudly shows off his book bag to one of his teachers, Ms. Jennifer.  She was also one of his teachers last year, so that helped ease his fears a lot!

Here he is waiting on his teachers to take his first day of school picture.