Tyler Starts Pre-School

The morning of Tyler's First Day of Pre-school

We are on our way!!
Tyler had the biggest smile on his face when

picking him up after school!

Well, I decided it was time I joined the rest of the world and begin a blog for my family! So I guess I will start with my baby starting school.

Tyler started Pre-School at the church on Tuesday. He was very excited about beginning school but he informed us he was a little nervous! When he woke up Tuesday morning, he came to me and told me he wasn't going to cry or have any accidents (he found out he needed a change of clothing in his back pack at all times, just in case). Then he asked me the most important question - what was he going to have at school for snack time!!! :) I told him I didn't know and he would have to wait and see what his teachers gave him!!! When we picked him up he said he had lots of fun and met lots of new friends. He met a new friend on the playground and they played super hero, rocket ship, chase, etc together. He told me he got into a little bit of trouble at school because he wasn't remaining in the center he was suppose to be in. Then, bless his little heart, he told me he was very sorry and he would try to do better the next day and make me happy. I told him that he always makes me happy. He smiled and planted a big kiss on my lips!

The second day of school didn't go so well for Tyler. His teacher gave me a call and told me of ALL the incidents of the day and it wasn't pleasant. My heart broke because I do not want to have the "problem child" that all the teachers pray will be absent that day and I felt bad for Tyler because he really is a sweet child. Tyler and I spent the afternoon talking about everything that went wrong, what was suppose to happen and reminding him school was a place to learn, not play. He had a few punishments in there too for his behavior, to put it lightly. It made me so sad last night though, because he decided he didn't want to go to school anymore, he just wanted to stay home with me. This tore me up inside! I knew how much he had been looking forward to school and I just hope this is just a temporary result from the days events and not a permanent change of heart.

So today was day 3. This morning he drew his teachers a picture as a way to say he was sorry and he had me dictate on the picture "I am sorry for my behavior. I hope you have a good day. I will do better and remember my manners. Love, Tyler". It was a very sweet picture. We spent time this morning remember how to act and praying for God to help him make better choices. I also went as far as drawing a happy face on his hand so while he was at school, he could see the happy face to help him remember to have behavior that would make God, me and his teachers happy. At 12:30 when I was waiting in carpool line, I was just dreading the report I was going to get. I was just praying it was a good report and our efforts yesterday payed off and made a LITTLE bit of a difference. Sure enough, they did! He did end up on yellow (out of green, yellow, red) but yesterday he was like on black! The infraction today came on the playground and he had a bit of a timeout and had to move his clip. Other than that, his teacher told me he had a MUCH better day! YEAH!!! Now let's hope that between today and Monday, when he returns to school, he doesn't forget everything!!!

So there you have it. Tyler started school this week and I guess I will be having to pack him up for college in another month or so by the way time flies!!