I'm not going to lie - today was a tough day for me. I know I should be so happy that the twins are going to pre-school and will be gone for 2 hours, twice a week. But I am so sad! They are my buddies! I am happy they get to go to school but I don't want them to grow up. I really just want to freeze them!
The morning didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped! Cameron would NOT let me take any pictures of him before school. He just wanted to go. He was so excited to have his dinosaur backpack on and to go "bye-bye". This was the best I could get - UGH!
Kesley, on the other hand, was very happy to have her picture taken (even though her leggings were no even).
Cameron wouldn't even hold his sign - should have been an indication of the rest of the morning.
Kesley was super excited to wear her new purple backpack - I think it is as big as she is!
Here is our ATTEMPT at taking a picture with me and the twins - it so didn't go well!
Since Cameron was NOT cooperating, we went to school. The twins are going to school at Miss Robin's - a lady in my old neighborhood. I tried to take a picture of the 2 of them but as you can see, Cameron just wanted to go inside - Kesley tried to keep him by her but it didn't work.
I did get some cute pictures of him walking up to the door.
How cute are these 2!
Cameron went right in. He wouldn't take a string from Miss Robin but he went right into class. Kesley was super happy until I tried walking away. She would NOT let me go. Miss Robin had to pull her away from me but told me it was normal and that she was use to it. Not a happy beginning!
I hung out around the corner while the other kids came (and chatted with the moms I know). I was happy to see that Kesley wasn't screaming.
I was so excited to pick the twins up! Cameron came right out but without his backpack on.
Kesley came out but wasn't happy until she saw Brecken!
I think Cameron was very happy to see me and Gram!
As soon as Kesley saw Brecken (not me) she got a BIG smile on her face and ran straight for him!
She gave him a HUGE hug and told him that she missed him! How cute is that!
Once I got the twins, I wanted to talk to Miss Robin to see how they did. She told me that Cameron wouldn't really do anything. He didn't want to do the activities and she wouldn't let him play with the toys when they were suppose to (which I said I was fine with - he shouldn't be able to). She said he didn't want his snacks either but that he seemed okay with it when she told him his papers were right by him when he was ready and same with his snacks. She said that after a while he just went and laid in the corner - which sounded like him. Then she asked me when his birthday was. I told him June and then she told me that I might want to hold him back. At first, I thought she was talking about kindergarten down the road. Then I realized she was talking about pre-school right now. I reminded her that his twins sister was in the class. She told me that Kesley was very ready for pre-school - that she answers questions and is very ready. I told her that he knows his ABCs and can count to 20 (acutally, he can point to any letter and tell you what it is - and he knows his colors and shapes). Once I said that she said, "well, maybe he will be okay next week". And she said we could give it a week. WHAT? I totally expected her to say something like, "he had a rough time but it was the first day, he will figure it out", but not that he wasn't ready at all for pre-school! Really - isn't this THREE YEAR OLD PRE-SCHOOL? Sorry for my venting but I am really upset and frustrated (and to be honest - I have cried a lot about this today). How in the world, after TWO HOURS, can she tell that my THREE year old is not ready. It was the first time he had ever been in that pre-school or met her. I have heard really good things about this teacher so I am going to try to be positive (starting NOW) about it. I really hope that she gives him a chance (and I do NOT believe that 2 more 2 hour classes will be enough) because he is a sweetheart! But, if for some reason she doesn't think he is ready and won't teach him (I will be extremely upset) I will find a different place for BOTH of my kids!
To end on a positive note, Kesley had a GREAT time and can't wait to go back!
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What a day, Michelle! I love seeing the pictures of Kesley and Cameron so grown up! It seems like yesterday that I was seeing pics of your pregnant belly before they were even born.
You're such an awesome Mommy and it's easy to see how much you love your kiddos! You have a beautiful family. It's awesome that you have your mom so close now, too!
Well I haven't had to put kids in preschool yet but that sounds rough! Hopefully she will calm down a little bit and let him get comfortable. One thing that jumped out at me in these pics...are you wearing colored skinnies??? I'm so shocked and excited! haha
That preschool teacher is ridiculous. You may want to look into a montessouri type structure in a preschool. That's what my three yr old is in and it's great. They don't get punished for not doing activites. They have a routine but there isn't too much structure and the kids have a lot of choices and aren't made to do anything they aren't comfortable or ready to do. And parents are allowed to stay as long as they'd like to help their kid feel comfortable with them leaving. I can't believe she wSnt much more understanding and I really can't believe that she punished him by taking the one thing that would have been positive for him away, playing with toys, because he didn't want to join in with the other kids. He should be able to warm up to things on his own and maybe just watch for a while. Every kid is different and being out going and making friends easily or enjoying being with lots of other kids is not the only "right" way to be. Anyway, sorry for the rant, but that made me sad for your little guy.
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