School Boy, originally uploaded by cheryl.
So confident, so sure of himself. That's what I see when I look at this photo.
That's a good thing, I guess. But he's going to have to tone down that personality just a little bit for school. He can be loud and talkative (as in he never stops talking). He can be dramatic and emotional, as in stomping his feet and shouting (wonder where he ever learned that from). He can also be needy, as in "Look at me, look at me!"
Tonight was kindergarten open house at his elementary school. Josh and I took Connor while Grammy kept the twins at home. We got to meet his teacher (and some other kids and parents from his class) and also see his classroom and his school. We filled out a bunch of forms, gave them some money, and got a school lunch account set up.
He was excited and wild. He colored and looked at books, he scoped out the classroom and the rest of the school, he tried to jump higher and run faster than other kids in the classroom. He ate the candy from his goody bag when no one was looking.
And he didn't want to leave. Not even to go eat dinner at a restaurant, with just us and him. It was still an "Aw, ma-an!" moment. He wanted to know if he could come back tomorrow. We told him two more days.
Yes, he's definitely ready.
(And before you think the twins were slighted, trust me when I tell you they weren't. Grammy started the evening off with dinner from McDonald's, including milkshakes. There was lots of swinging (their favorite, now that the play set is back up and functional in the back yard), a long walk through the neighborhood, and more suckers and icees that you can imagine. They were in heaven, trust me, much more so than if we had taken them to the open house and then out to eat.)