Dekker was invited out to play at a friends house today after school, so I went to retrieve Solly from kindergarten. I almost never get the kids from school, though I really enjoyed it in fall and hope we can pick back up into the habit in spring! Today was such a treat – just me and Solly.
He was still putting his boots on, but I had the pleasure of talking to his teacher, who just came back from maternity leave in January. I have met her so briefly in the past (you know how covid goes) so it was nice to talk to her and make a connection finally! She seemed to really enjoy Solly. It was her FIRST day with him! It reminded me of Rowan’s first day of kindergarten. This teacher was there that day. Rowan was SO shy and SO nervous to go, but Solly ripped right in, grabbed a shovel (as he does) and made himself comfortable. She LOVED Solly that day, and today seemed to solidify that.
We chatted for a few minutes and when Solly surfaced, I panicked!!
Because I could’ve sworn the boy was covered in blood 😅
I had a GOOD laugh with his teacher, who said she had the exact same reaction at first. I was quickly reassured that he had been painting.
Can we just stop to appreciate them peepers? 😍 Ugh.
He is SUCH a nerd. Covered in paint and chocolate. How a good five year old should be.
Upon getting him home and unpacked, we got to see his painting. A self portrait.
An accurate self portrait of his face, covered in spatter. Blood spatter.
So the point of the story is that Solly is a slasher.
Also an artist.
Mostly a villain, though.