Drop Off
Pick Up
We peered through the window of the door out to the small playground on the back side of the school, looking for our little boy.
“Do you see him?” Liz asked. I shook my head.
“He’s there, in the sandbox,” she said. He was kneeling next to another boy. They were playing with some toy dinosaurs and a dimetrodon. I wondered briefly if Thomas had already informed the other boy that a dimetrodon was not actually a dinosaur. Perhaps this new boy already knew.
Liz pushed the door open and we walked over to our boy. He had smudges of dirt on his face. One on his check, the other on his chin. His shirt appeared faded from excess sand that had seeped into the fabric. His shorts were streaked with dark patches of dirt. His little legs were chalky white. He looked like a boy hard at play.
When he saw us, he stood, pointed at the other boy and the dimetrodon and said laughing “he’s trying to fit those shovels in the dimetrodon’s mouth, but they’re too big!” Then he did his pretend laugh which is deeper and bigger than his normal voice and sounds just like it’s written, “ha ha ha ha.”
Then with a demure smile on his face, he walked over to us, and leaned into Liz as she hugged his grubby little body.
“How was your first day at school?” she asked.
“It was great.”
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So glad he had a GREAT first day!!!
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Awww….so glad that your son had a wonderful first day at preschool.
I used to peer into windows or over fences when I picked the Bear up from preschool as well. It was always neat watching him interact with the other kids.
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Awwww. How I wish my child warmed up that quickly! Ha ha ha ha.
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Oh I love it. I’m so glad he loves his new school.
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Excellent. So great that he took to it like a duck to water. :-)
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How does the heart feel when he sees you and is just so happy where he is… Its like the first time they forget to hug you goodbye at the door going in, and just race off to their friends. It’s the sweetest pain on earth.
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Dirt = Fun, Dirtier = More Fun.
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I’m glad he enjoyed his first day!
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How sweet. How quickly it goes from dinosaurs to sneaking girls into the jacuzzi. Sigh! I miss the gool old days! : )
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