William!

I had the pleasure of joining William's class today in their field trip to the local fire station. We walked from the school and I very much enjoyed getting to spend some special time with my big guy.

While walking out of the building, we joined up with 4 other kindergarten rooms. Suddenly, I was in a chorus of "William!" "William!" "William" "William!" From all sides. Kids from many different classes were calling his name. I turned to William and said "Wow William! You sure do have a lot of friends here today!" William half nodded and then went back to his in depth conversation with another boy about Legos.

William's teacher overheard this exchange and nodded at me with a big smile on her face. "William is a pretty popular guy around here," she commented to me.

With much relief, I am now putting a huge worry to rest. We went into this school year not knowing any of his classmates and only one (1) other kindergartner (who was not assigned to his class). I worried countless hours about him making friends, establishing relationships and finding his way socially.

Apparently, he is fine. In fact, I'm happy to report, William is a pretty popular guy.