Bo's End of School Picnic

Today was Bo's last day of preschool and his school had an end of year picnic to celebrate. Unfortunately it was right during Wes' weekly radio show so he couldn't come, but the rest of us were there.Max even took a nice nap in the sun until some girl tripped over his carseat and woke him up. Here's Bo and his good friend Devon with Sam on the right. They absolutely loved the mary-go-round. Bo even flew off once but it didn't seem to phase him. They sat under the playscape for a long time. Not exactly sure what they were doing under there but Bo did have quite a big pile of rocks on his lap at one point. This was by far the funniest thing to watch. From right to left: Bo, Maxwell, Sam, Ethan, Ethan's little brother. They laughed and laughed and laughed. And last but not least, Bo with his teacher, Mrs. Dupont. She's awesome! It was a great first year of preschool for Bo. The 3 hours, 3 days a week was a perfect start. He really seemed to grow up this year and made great strides socially.

- He went from not wanting/knowing how to interact with any kids to always wanting playdates. He still is not ultra comfortable in large groups or with unfamiliar kids but he talks about his friends all the time now. I am super proud of him. I know it hasn't been easy but he's really getting there.

- Wes took him to school in the mornings but on the rare occasion I would, Bo always procrastinated and drug his feet. He LOVED daddy taking him. It was there thing.

- His favorite job was "flag holder." Two kids got to hold the American and Alaska flags during the Pledge of Allegiance and Bo loved this. He preferred holding the American flag the most.

- Every day when I picked him up, he would literally drag me out the door asking what treat I brought him (I would bring him a little cookie or something fun) and if Max & Sam were in the car? He liked school but was always ready to leave.

-He is off for the Summer but will start back with the same MWF schedule in August. I feel bad for him, though, because all of his closest friends will not be there again. They are all a year older and are starting kindergarten in the Fall. Now Bo will have to re-make friends all over again. Hopefully it won't freak him out too much, but then again, it's probably good for him regardless.