School Pictures

Sydney and Ryker started at a new school in January, and attend two days a week while Gilby and I are both working, and Myles is at kindergarten. I was a bit nervous at first being that they had never been in a childcare center before, but we really like the program and staff, and both kids are happy there. They took pretty cute school pictures too!

Ryker is in the 1-2 year-old classroom, the Bear Cubs. He transitioned to school so easily, never even crying at drop off. I really like his teachers and he is a happy guy at school. My biggest concern with Ryker was that he would start getting sick all the time being that we started in the middle of a pretty nasty respiratory season, and he had been home with a nanny for his first year and few months. Thankfully, other than a few little colds, he hasn't been sick at all! He eats and sleeps well at school and does fine interacting with the other kiddos. I really like that he is getting some regular socialization with kids his own age and has a few structured "school days" per week.

Sydney is in the Breckenridge preschool classroom. She has predictably not had quite as easy of a transition to school as Ryker, but she is still very happy there, and really talkative and cheerful every evening after school. Sydney is more shy and reserved in public than the boys, and has days where she is still nervous and tearful at drop off. She really likes her teacher, Ms. Katie, but sometimes prefers to hang out more with Ms. Katie than with the other students. She has had a play date with another little girl in her class and is really excited to go to a classmate's birthday party next week. She has also recently been talking about another girl named Addison, who according to Sydney is "quiet just like me." I like the preschool curriculum they use and Sydney is making academic progress. Her identification of letters is coming along as is her handwriting. She likes us to write down all the names of our family members so she can try to copy them. I can see Sydney coming out of her shell more and more since beginning a couple months ago, and think this school experience is really important to help build her confidence in group settings.

So far so good!