Sam now has two weeks of preschool under his belt! It has been progressively harder to drop him off because now he knows the routine and knows that I am leaving him there. By the third day, he started crying when we pulled into the parking lot. It is so hard to see him upset but I know (from spying on him and talking to his teacher when I pick him up) that he has a great time while he’s there.

Yesterday he did much better at drop off. He whimpered a little but there were no tears. When Mrs. Mallory asked him if he was ready to go in, he reluctantly said “aye” (that is still how he says yes) and walked over to her with open arms as if saying, “pick me up and let’s get this over with.” Mallory and I both cracked up.

Sam has already gotten to do a lot of the fun, messy stuff he doesn’t get to do at home, like painting. I found these adorable pictures on the parents’ website. I hope they come through:

Oh, and here is Sam enjoying that famous cookie snack from his first day of school: