first day

Grant is going to the same preschool Grace attended last year with Miss Carrie. He was so very excited about starting. I couldn't stop the smiles as Grace spent solid days telling him about the best games to play during outside time (super heroes and pirates- she was always the good guy but Grant thinks playing the villain wouldn't be too bad), the best ways to make new friends (you have to remember their names, see.), all the different kinds of food they got to try for snacks, her favorite themed activities...
He chose a Cars backpack that is twice as wide as he is. Together we made his little name tag using a shrink art sheet. We traced Lightning from a nearby coloring book.

I tried to conduct an interview before the big event. I will know better next time to be sure that Grace is not in the room. It is difficult to keep one's mouth shut when one has so much to share, as well I know. I recorded it to my phone, so word for monosyllabic word, here is the transcript:

What are you most excited about for preschool?

Uh, playing outside at Miss Carrie's house.

What do you think you are going to learn about in preschool?

I don't know.

You have to guess. What do you think you will learn about?

I just don't know.

Are you excited to learn new things?

Yeah.

Is there anything that makes you nervous?

*Shakes his head no while smiling*

Will you be friends with girls or boys (I think it is clear that I am not the most brilliant interviewer)?

Girls AND boys. Both.

What is your favorite color right now?

Green and purple and pink and yellow and orange and green and blue.

What is your favorite animal right now?

You know what my favorite animal is? A dragon!

What games do you think you will play during play time?

Oh, I don't know.

What do you like most about Miss Carrie?

....

(Grace couldn't take it anymore and busted into the conversation with "Here Grant, let me give you some choices about what to like about Miss Carrie" and thus ended my interview with Grant)

He had an almost perfect first day. Miss Carrie said he was really quiet and stuck close to her throughout the day. He also asked about 5 times when snack was going to be. But he played with his new friends, and enjoyed doing his worksheets. She said he was well behaved during circle time etc... He was very happy when he got into the car at pickup time.

So Grant, how was school today?

Good.

What was your favorite part of school?

Uh, singing the song with Miss Carrie.

What song did you sing?

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round. But we did it NEW!

You did it new! What was different?

I don't know. Oh, we did honk, honk. That's not new though. That's old.

Did you make any new friends?

Uh, yes.

Do you remember their names?

No, not new friends. I don't remember my new friends' names. You know Hunter was even there? Hunter was even there! He was the big kid. He is Miss Carrie's big brother.

You mean Miss Carrie's son, Hunter?

Oh, yes. You know I told him my name and he said "Hi Grant" and his name is Hunter just like my friend Hunter.

So what else did you do in school today? Did you read a book?

I don't know what it is called. The boy was a fireman and the girl was a ballerina nurse. (Then to Grace) And we didn't play puppies. We had to have playtime inside the house today because it was too hot. And I learned about circles. Miss Carrie showed me how to draw them.

Did you get sad at all?

Only once when I had my potty accident. (He made it to the bathroom but didn't have time to get his little pants down. Too much to do in an unfamiliar place...) But then I got new shorts and new underwears. Gracie, do you know what underwears I got? Diego underwears! We need to give them back to Miss Carrie and that's okay. (Phew!)

So happy for our little man. Day 2 was even better. It was a classmate's birthday and they got to have "gooey brownies with nmn's and marshmallow in them!" Hurray!