Kindergarten!

We sent Matthew off to Kindergarten this morning! And carrying on the Suyetsugu tradition from when I was a kid Matthew packed his lunch last night for the very first time. We had been talking about what he would pack for a few days so when the time finally arrived he was very excited. Such pride in his smile as he's making his own sandwhich! The picture in the front yard is taken in front of a sign that says "Matthew, Welcome to Kindergarten!" One of the Kindergarten teachers came by yesterday to post that in the grass. What a nice surprise!

On our way up to school we were met by our new friend Joshua. We turned around to hear his little voice say "HI MATT!!!" He was so excited and I thought it was cute that he called him Matt. We walked up to school which is about 2 blocks away and got Matthew situated with his locker and the table that he'd be sitting at. Jim was able to get away from campus for a minute and say goodbye as well.

Ella Jane wanted to be in all of the pictures too. She's very busy these days taking care of her baby so baby got in there too. Funny, Sara is wearing an outfit that Matthew wore as a baby and as I put her down to nap this morning I had the surreal thought that this seemed to look like Matthew and here I am five years later taking him to Kindergarten.

So the girls and I are home now. Sara is sleeping and Ella Jane has requested to do some puzzles. Time to go play!