Kindergarten: Our Next Great Adventure!

Charlie's Kindergarten adventure got started with his assessment. He met with one of the teachers and she asked him a bunch of questions to get a sense of what he knew. He did great, and halfway through the assessment he turned to the teacher, put his hand on her arm, and said, "It's really nice to have someone to talk to." The teacher smiled and agreed.

At the end of his assessment, he asked if he could give a speech. The teacher looked at me questioningly, but I didn't have a clue about what he was going to do. In the end, he did a puppet show in which everyone died. It was really interesting for me to see a total stranger's first impression of Charlie form.

Then, pretty quickly, came his first day.

The school even had a fun hero themed photo backdrop set up.

Charlie did great. He got in line for his class without any problems. No tears; just a smile, wave, and he was good.

Emmett did just fine, too. He didn't even seem to miss his brother. And it was nice to have some time with just him.

When Charlie got home, he had a small package of M&Ms and a list of questions--one question for each color--about his first day. It was a fun way for us to hear about what he did at school. All in all, I'd say his first day was a success, and we're all looking forward to this fun, new adventure!