Parent's Day aka Early Turkey Day

This week has been a little hectic.  We've started a new routine and we're not quite in the groove yet.  We got a call the end of last week from Brennan's school telling us that there was an opening for three-day-a-week preschool.  Before that he was only going on Friday.  Jason and I talked about it, and decided that we should go ahead.  Brennan seems to loves school.  He's asks to go every day.  When he gets up in the morning, his line of questions are always the same:  1. "Daddy at?" 2. "School today?"

Wednesday was Parent's Day at school.  During the last 30 minutes of the class the parents were invited to come and see what the kids do during class.

Brennan was a real turkey for most of the time.  And not in a good way.




Notice that Brennan is the only boy in his class?  Five girls and one boy.  Poor kid.



Brennan wasn't much of a participator during all the songs and skits.  He would go and get his instrument, or hat, or leaf and then make a beeline to come and stand by me and Jason.  Maybe he's intimidated by all those girls. : ) 

No, Jason talked to Brennan's teacher afterward and she said it was because we were there, normally he does join in.  Also, since Brennan didn't actually start school until October in the one day program, and the girls have been there since the beginning of September in the three day program, he just hasn't had enough time to get up to speed, so to speak.

After all the fun in the classroom, we got to go out into the atrium and make a craft.


It was a Thankful Turkey. 

Brennan had no interest in that, except to put on the eyes, so I ended up putting most of it together myself while Jason wrangled Brennan from getting into everything.  Being out in the atrium was way to much of a distraction.  There are computers and musical instruments, and big comfy chairs out there.  Brennan wanted to check out all that stuff, to heck with a paper turkey.

I was definitely glad when it was time to go.  I think Brennan was, too.  He is normally happy when I pick him up, and excited to tell me what he did, but this time he cried all the way home, and then it took him forever to be happy once we were there. 

Whew, I'm glad we don't have to go through that everyday.  Hopefully the next Parent's Day will be less traumatizing.

...for everyone. : )