What would you do?

So, first let me give you some background on the situation.  Owen is in kindergarten, but it is only half day at the public school whose district we are in.  Thus, I was happy when I found that the daycare he would go to would also do a kindergarten class for the other half of the day.

Well, the daycare that he goes to was taking a field trip to the local pumpkin patch.  "That sounds like a fun idea" I thought.  Started to read a bit more closely and...

Cost for field trip - $14 ($6 for the pumpkin patch and $8 for the bus). 
Note:  We will probably not make it back in time for the afternoon kindergarteners to make the bus, so if you want them to go, you can provide the transportation by picking them up at the pumpkin patch or picking them up at the daycare.  In addition, talk to ______ about if there will be an additional ($25) charge for the extra half of the day if they do not go the kindergarten.

Well, part of the reason I have daycare is I can't really do this pick-up kind of thing.  So Owen would have to miss kindergarten and I'd have to pay an extra $25 for the daycare.

So what would you do?
1.  Let him go on the field trip - allowing him to miss "regular" kindergarten and total extra cost:  $39
or
2.  Have him do his "regular" thing - but then he isn't included on the fied trip.


What I did below - but think about what you'd do first (I'd like insight for later field trips!)





















We chose option 2 - he just did his regular thing, and luckily, he wasn't the only one.  In order to make him feel semi-included, he also wore the color of shirt that those going on the field trip were going to wear and we packed him a special lunch.  He was a little upset when I first told him that he wasn't going, but I explained that he would miss going to kindergarten and we are hoping to go to a pumpkin patch as a family this weekend anyways.

So all in all, I think we made a good decision.  What do you think?

Owen's First Day of Kindergarten

Yesterday was Owen't first day of kindergarten.  We had gone school shopping with his supply list awhile before.  Of course, the most important thing was the backpack! He wanted a Cars Backpack and we got him this one:

About everything else had a Cars theme to it as well (folders, notebooks, pencils).  The one thing we got him that had a different theme was a Marvels lunch box (with Spiderman on it).

So on Tuesday night when he went to bed, we got out clothes for the morning - he wanted to wear his blue Diary of a Wimpy Kid shirt and "hook" blue jeans.  Of course right before I go to bed is when I realize that I better put his name on everything.  I got his bag packed and ready to go in the morning.

We got up in the morning around 7 and were ready to all leave the house around 7:30 but of course, I needed a few "first day" pics:

In addition we left early enough as I wanted to take him out for donuts to show him that this was a very special day:

He seemed to enjoy the special treat and managed to keep himself clean :)  I then took him to his new daycare (which starts a Kindergarten program in September).  He didn't seem to be nervous at all - "bye Mom" - I have to admit I was a little sad that he wasn't more sad, but that's a Mom for you!

I called daycare after he got on the bus to ensure that the morning had gone ok, which it had.  Dad picked him up from daycare and they went out for ice cream (he doesn't need treats for a long time now!).  He wasn't overly talkative but he said that he had a good day, he had made friends (but didn't remember their names), there are two other Owens at daycare so he is now Owen W. (boo - I really didn't want him to have an initial!).  He was excited this morning about going and wanted to make sure he got to ride the bus again!

So we'll see how today goes.  Do you remember anything from your first day?