first day of kindergarten

here it is- today is the day.  it's ledger's first day of kindergarten!  we've been preparing him all summer for the changes coming, and now today they have come!  he has been very nervous about the change- this is a different school than preschool, with all different kids, and a totally different schedule.  he has been playing it cool for the past couple weeks, but he definitely has some anxiety about starting. 
diana and i both got up extra early so we could savoir the morning with him, answer any questions, talk about the possibilities of the day.
we made him a big breakfast: waffles with peanut butter and bananas.  don't want the little guy getting hungry on his first day!  we talked through with him what he was going to be doing, how the drop off was going to go, how we were going to see him at the end of the day and pick him up; just kind of go over everything so he wasn't too worried. 
he picked out his clothes for the first day and when he got them on he was feeling pretty good, it helped melt away some of the worry he had for the day.  he got his minion backpack, some new duds on- this boy is ready for the first day of kindergarten!
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