I hate school! It is boring!

Oliver made it to his first day of Kindergarten. This morning he excitedly put on his new shirt and cool shoes, and jumped into the car with his new backpack full of new supplies. But based on his past reaction to starting new things (i.e. kicking & screaming, won't get out of the car, crying, yelling, etc.), I figured we'd have a breakdown eventually. And true to form, we did experience some of that when we actually pulled up to the school. I had to pull him out of the car and drag him in the door against his will. Walking very slowly and reluctantly down the hall, we ran into Brenden who walked right up and in such a cheerful voice said, "Hi Oliver! Cool shirt!" I told him Oliver was nervous and afraid Kindergarten was going to be boring, and Brenden said "Oh it won't be boring at all. I really loved Kindergarten." What a nice big brother! When we got to the classroom Oliver mustered his courage and went in and immediately got to work.

When I picked him up (right on time!) his face was beaming with pride and his report was all good. And he says tomorrow he wants to walk in all by himself because he remembers where his classroom is. So we'll see how that goes.