1. Kindergartentag!

I have been anxiously awaiting for today: it was Fabian's first day in kindergarden. According to the German educational system (at least here in Bavaria), children go to kindergarten from 3 to 6 years old before they go to primary school.

No doubt Fabi gained a lot through his previous participation in a "Playgroup". Eventhough he only went for 3 hours a day, twice a week in a group of 8 children (between the ages of 2 and 3 years), the playgroup taught him a lot and prepared him for his "bigger" kindergarten. He had a trial session a couple of months ago when he learned the name of one of his teachers whom he likes to color with. So this past weekend he was really looking forward to finally going to his kindergarten.

It went exceptionally smooth...as if he had been going to kindergarten all of his life! Now I'm really looking forward to those 37.5 hours a week - that I will be able to use for my own projects...the possibilites are ENDLESS!

Fabi and I took the bus to his kindergarten but came back walking. As we were coming back home I really enjoyed holding his little hand and listening to him tell me what he had done during his first day. We saw a snail. Here's the story in pictures.