Preschool Graduation

Definitely a bittersweet day today as we celebrated Hayden's preschool graduation!  Jake and I are so unbelievably proud of how well Hayden has adjusted in preschool after the move.  He loved going to school everyday, is so unbelievably curious about learning, and made some nice friends!!  Hayden's class sang a cute song and then they each received a preschool diploma!  Although, I was full of tears, I can't wait to spend a fun summer with Hayden before he starts  full-day kindergarten in the fall!

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Preschool Fun in the Sun Day

Hayden's preschool hosted a fun water day to celebrate the end of the year!  Although, there wasn't a lot of sun, we were VERY lucky that the rain held off!!  I enjoyed volunteering at the shaving cream table, which Hayden loved playing in... shocker.  He also liked spraying the bubbles with a water bottle,  getting a truck tattoo, as well as enjoying popsicles with his class... again, another shocker! :)

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Preschool Nature Museum Field Trip

Today, I was very lucky to join Hayden and his preschool class on their field trip to the Charlotte Nature Museum.  Such a neat place, filled with all types of animals, insects, and reptiles native to North Carolina.  Hayden's favorite part was getting to touch the snake!  I loved seeing Hayden interact with his preschool buddies!

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Preschool Spring Pictures

Love Hayden's Spring pictures that were taken at preschool.  I only ordered two of the choices though, since he tends to do the open mouth smile like me :), in almost every picture.  I can't believe how old he looks!  I started filling out his kindergarten registration papers this week, which makes me even more sentimental to see his beautiful preschool pictures.

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First Day of Preschool in NC

Last week, Hayden and I went and toured a few preschools, so we could get him back in right away.  Thankfully, we found one that we really liked, which had me worried at first since it is mid-year, and some schools didn't have any openings.  To celebrate, I surprised Hayden with a new backpack and lunchbox!

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Preschool Countdown Begins

Hayden begins Pre-k in 10 days!!!  We finished our school supply shopping and started our countdown!!  Hayden is super excited to start and is looking forward to his preschool orientation tomorrow!!

First Parent/Teacher Conference

Today, Hayden didn't have preschool due to Parent/Teacher Conference time.  Which means this was my first conference as a parent, instead of a teacher.  This gave me a whole new perspective! 

It was pretty funny to hear Hayden's point of view.  Before we left for the conference, I asked Hayden what he thought his teacher was going to talk to us about.  Below was our conversation:
Mommy: What do you think Miss Alaine is going to tell us that you do really well at school?
Hayden:  That I am a good listener and that I share and am nice to everyone.
Mommy: That is great to hear, Hayden.  What do you think Miss Alaine will say that you need to work on at school?
Hayden:  She is going to say that I take too long to eat my snack, because I still have juice in my cup when it is time to clean up. 
Mommy:  Anything else?
Hayden:  She is also going to say that I pick my nose!  (This was hilarious to hear!!  Hayden has had a runny nose lately, and we have been harping on him to use a kleenex instead of his finger or sleeve... which is understandable since he is 3.)

We had such a nice conference with his preschool teacher!  It was great to hear that Hayden is very strong with his letter, number, shape and color recognition!  His teacher said that he is very passionate about books and is always excited to learn.  She said he loves to share his connections during storytime! :)  Thankfully, his teacher didn't mention the nose picking ;), but she did say that Hayden needs to work on transitioning from one activity to another.  Sometimes, he doesn't want to stop playing when they move on to another activity... definitely has a stubborn streak! :)

Hayden's Preschool Halloween Party

Today, I was lucky enough to be able to volunteer to run a game at Hayden's Preschool for his Halloween Party!  It was so neat to see Hayden's little friends he talks about and watch him interact with them!

 Snack Time

 After he passed out his treats, he took me on a tour of his classroom!  He was so adorable walking me around telling me little tid-bits about his typical day at preschool!

Meadowlands Farm Field Trip

Hayden had his first Preschool Field Trip today.  Although, a preschool field trip is definitely different from an actual school field trip... basically at a preschool trip it is parent directed. 
Either way we had a great time!  Thankfully the rainy morning turned out to be a beautiful Fall day!  Jake was nice enough to take the day off of work to go with us, which Hayden really enjoyed! :) 

1st Day of Preschool

My little Preschooler!

Time to wake up, First day of Preschool!

1st Day of School Schultute!

Admiring all of his goodies!

First day of school Breakfast! He requested PBJ pancakes and a smoothie!

Making his first year of preschool wish!

His first teacher gift! I can definitely remember enjoying these the first few days of school! :)

Thankfully no tears from him! But I unfortunately, bawled like a baby! He just wanted to play with the trucks! :)

Saying goodbye! I think he couldn't wait for us to leave to get back to those trucks! :)

He was very excited to show us what was in his back pack!