Binbin put on his fluffy fleecy footy pajamas and got all cozy ready for bed. He was a tired little boy, and with good reason. Yesterday was his first official day at preschool, a sure sign of growing up.
On Thursdays and Fridays now, Binbin goes to Bowdoin College's Chidren's Center where he learns and plays alongside up to 14 other 3 and 4 year olds. Yesterday morning, he was nervous and told me that he was shy and that he did NOT like school and the he wanted to go to Miss Donna's for the whole day!! He cried in the car as we pulled into a parking lot that definitely did not resemble Miss Donna's. But after a bit of hugging, Binbin noticed other children making their way with their parents to school. Including his pal Ian Horch.
So, he gladly changed clothes and bravely walked over to school. Fortunately, Ian was there to help smooth the transition. And after Ian kissed his mommy bye-bye, Binbin turned to me to say, I want you to go to work now!
Yesterday, the children were treated to a performance of Bunraku, a form of traditional Japanese puppetry. The children's center preschool posts to another blog, so I'll post the URL here soon.
Meanwhile, with fall upon us, summer his disappeared, leaving us with happy memories.
In this snapshot from June, Binbin resembles my cousin Rich, I think.
Colorful "robots" with "presents" populate the sun room.
Our black raspberry bushes produced a bountiful crop this summer. Delicious!
Binbin sneaks over for more.
Yeye and Nainai paid a visit. Here, Yeye reads from a book (from Bookland, which is about to close its doors, sadly) while Binbin busies himself with a pingpong ball in his mouth.
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