Landon's first day of School

Yesterday was a huge day for the Wentz family. Landon started Kindergarten!!! He was so super excited but he did tell us that Kindergarten is easy and he wasn't nervous at all. Good to know because I sure was! I had all these questions running through my head. Was he going to be able to take care of himself (kind of), was he going to get enough to eat? That's a whole other paragraph because my worries were justified! Was he going to be ok going from class to his after care building (it is on campus and the aids walk the kids to the building but still!!!)? I was so worried about him which luckily I had little reason to (other than his lunch choices) worry because he is quite a bright little boy. Which, by the way, his teacher confirmed to me in an email I got back from her today. So there...now I know it is true!! :)

Before Landon actually started school we told him that once a week he can buy his lunch at school and the rest of the week we will pack his lunch. Well, here is how the conversation went (mostly):

Me: "So Landon, what did you have for lunch"?

Landon: "Ummm...a chocolate muffin (kid after my own heart!), 2 crackers, 2 pieces of cheese, some pineapple and chocolate milk."

Me: "Is that all????"

Landon: "Yep and it was good!"

I thought I had done a good job teaching him how to eat somewhat healthy and then this is what happens when I don't have control of the situation! Shortly after we got home, I went to the store and bought all kinds of healthy snacks and lunch supplies so we don't run into (at least 4 days a week!) this issue again. I am happy to say that today Landon took a ham and cheese sandwich, cucumbers and tomatoes (which my husband replied, "lucky Landon" (very sarcastically of course)), yogurt, graham crackers and grapes for a snack. At lunch today I was thinking that maybe I packed him too much food especially since he ate 3 mini bagels with cream cheese for breakfast but after his lunch experience yesterday, can you blame me??? I didn't think so!!

Landon really enjoyed his first day of school and was excited to go back today so that made me feel a ton better. Zach made a movie of his first day and if I can figure it out, I will post it later. He did a really nice job. I took a couple of pictures of Landon the night before school (sleeping) and a few of his first day. I hope you enjoy!! Oh yea, Dylan had a melt down when we left to take Landon to school and threw himself on the floor in hysterics! We're not sure if he was upset that Landon was going somewhere without him or if he was having separation anxiety because I was leaving. Who knows!






I can't believe he is in Kindergarten!