Preschool 2011!

WOO HOO, YIPPEE YAY!!! PRESCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION!!!

Okay, now that I've gotten that out, I can quit yelling. I really am thrilled that preschool has started again. And for the record, our church doesn't even call it preschool, but rather playschool. They have a structured curriculum, with monthly and daily schedules, but still the focus is on PLAY. A Montessori approach if you will. With some Christian components obviously.

Eli has Stephanie, who was Drake's teacher last year. Her assistant is Missy. We specially requested Stephanie, and are SO happy Eli is in her class. They have 8 kids, 14-17 months old. Those are some cute little stinkers!

Drake has Mrs. Sheri and Mrs. Emily, and they are both so unbelievably sweet! We found out on day 2 that Mrs. Sheri and her family are adopting a little girl from China. They are about 6 months behind us in the process, and it is so nice to have her to chat with. Drake took a picture of Tessa with him on Tuesday to show her, and he was so proud! He loves to kiss Tessa's picture. I am blessed with the two most loving little boys on the planet.
Two bags, two lunchboxes.
Can someone please tell me how my BABY is possibly this big?

One proud boy! (This is a fake smile. He threw a fit about going to school. But then had a blast, as always.)
I can eat him up!
This is the "Seriously Mom, put the camera away now" look.
Going...
Gone!
First day of preschool for my Eli-bo-beli. My little love now has a whopping 7 hours a week away from Mommy, and with his teachers.

My craigslist sit and stand stroller. LOVE IT!

I didn't get a whole lot of pics after this, b/c my hands were FULL!
Eli's cubby.
Moments after handing Eli to Stephanie. Poor punkin. I went back in five minutes to check on him, and he was happily playing. YAY!
Now, off to Drake's drop off. We went in and met his teachers and checked out his room. Here is his schedule:
I didn't even try to get any more pictures of Drake, b/c I knew he'd lose it. He is in a major Mommy phase right now. But, he was also happy five minutes later- sitting in Mrs. Emily's lap reading a book on the reading rug.

This is him when I picked him up: Happily playing with playdoh. He LOVED school. He says everyday, "I had fun Mommy!".
There are still some tears from each of them at drop off, but they are doing well overall. I am working every Mon-Wed-Fri, and some weekend in order to have every Tuesday and Thursday off. We enjoy our morning together, since we don't leave for school til 9:15. We also get to enjoy our afternoons and evenings together after nap time. I love Tuesdays and Thursdays! They get to go have fun in a loving and safe environment, and I get 3 hours to work on my never ending to-do list!