Summer Preschool

Marin enrolled Charlie is summer preschool to give him a head start for regular fall preschool to give him a head start for winter pre-kindergarten, to give him a head start for kindergarten. If he's not ready for kindergarten next year, Marin will be very upset with his summer preschool teachers . . .
This is Charlie's first-day-of-school picture. You can tell he's nervous about starting school because he's grabbing his ear.

The preschool is taught close enough to our apartment that we can get there on the bike if no one sleeps in and breakfast goes as planned (that's a big if on some days). This is Charlie's favorite mode of transportation, and sometimes if you ask him what he did at school that day, all he will remember is the bike ride.

Although it's a short ride, it's got a pretty ugly hill, and Marin shows off her rock star toughness twice a week as she pulls herself, the bike, the trailer, and her 45-pound son up the hill.

Charlie liked preschool enough (and Marin liked having the free time enough) that we decided to move him to Phase 2, fall preschool, with larger classes and more structured indoor time. He starts next week. Wish him luck.