I picked up Andrew at 1:45 from his first day of Kindergarten.  They have short days today and tomorrow.  He came out of school full of smiles.  My young guy doesn’t tend to be too forthcoming with details about his life, but he did tell me that he made a friend (although he wasn’t sure what his name was:)  We held hands while we walked home, and then Andrew and Alivia conspired to play together post-school today.  So in the last hour, I haven’t seen much of him.  Perhaps we’ll learn a little more during quieter moments tonight.

Here are a few images from the end of his first day.

Here’s the scene outside the school, awaiting his dismissal.

So many cute kids!

I shot this one from the hip.  So nice to see his sweet face running to greet me!

It’s official!  He’s a full Kindergartener!

(Reluctantly) posting with Alivia before heading home.

This photo puts a lump in my throat.  My little guy holding my hand.

He’s feeling good!

And the backpack is dumped by the door…  So it begins!

This morning, Bryan and I walked our now-five-year-old baby boy to his first day of Kindergarten.  He’s been sooooo excited!  When Andrew is happily anticipating something, he gambols about like a long-legged foal.  There’s been a lot of gamboling at 4310 Hegg Ave. recently:)

Last night, after I tucked him in bed, he came out to the living room and curled up next to me.  “I’m so excited!!” he declared.  “I can’t wait until tomorrow!”  Around 9:15, I was reading in bed, and he climbed in bed with me, confessing that he couldn’t sleep because his body wouldn’t settle down.  “I can’t take deep breaths to quiet my body,” he said.  “But snuggling here in bed with you helps.”  Soon after, he went back to his own bed and found his way into the land of dreams.

Sylvia is at daycare at Donna’s house on Wednesdays, so this morning, Andrew got me and Bryan all to himself.  Alivia came to the door to pick us up, and after taking a few first-day-of-Kindergarten pictures, we headed out.

Here’s a slide show of pictures from our morning.

And here are some of my favorites.

Andrew’s first day of Kindergarten!

Andrew with his buddy Alivia.  She’s starting first grade at Nuestro Mundo this year!

Walking off to school.

Oh, so cute!

Gotta love Miss Alivia’s red, red shoes.  Oh, how much they’ve grown!

There’s my handsome husband helping walk his little guy to school for the first time.

We’re here!

Andrew’s looking for his classroom.

Taking it all in…

Here are a couple of the tables where the kids will sit.

Here’s where the kids sit and plan out their day.

There’s the calendar and class chart.

After taking a peek at the classroom, we headed out to the playground where the teachers were gathering up their students.  Here’s Maestra Laura with a few of her students.

What a bustling, slightly chaotic, exciting environment!

While the class assembled, Andrew talked to some of his new classmates (including one who was feeling pretty sad), waved and grinned, and generally looked pretty happy and confident.  Here’s a few faces he gave me just before heading inside.

Toodles kiddos!

Here’s some of the happy and proud parents photographing their kid’s departure.

And here is the sign on the door.  Have fun, Andrew!!!

I’ll try to do a follow-up post this afternoon to report on how the day went!