Preschool Madness!

Brian and I love the church we attend and they are well known for their preschool program. I have known people who have tried to get their kids in the program in past years and they have ended up being number 45 on the waiting list. This time last year I was not ready to send my babies off to a Mom's Day Out yet. I wanted them to be home with me. Well, as soon as the terrible twos hit I was calling all over town trying to get them in somewhere:) They ended up at a church near our home that has a good program but I really wanted them to attend our church's program. So last week was registration....this is where the madness begins. I had heard from other moms whose children were already in the program that parents arrive at the church the night before to start waiting in line for registration which opens at 8am. One mom in the boys music class said she arrived at 3am last year and was second in line due to a dad arriving at midnight. I spoke to the lady in charge of the program the morning before registration and she said it would be incredibly difficult to get twins into the same class. She thought they could end up going on different days. She still needed to go over her list of open spots (once you are in all your children are guaranteed a spot in the years to come) but it looked like she only had 2 spots open for the same class which meant that we would have to be the first family in line. Once Brian heard this he packed up the minivan for an overnight in the parking lot of the church. I won't tell you what crazy hour he arrived but let's just say he had time to watch 2 movies on the IPOD, do some work, and listen to several talk radio shows. I arrived at 4:30am to relieve him and send him home for some sleep before he had to head into work but after sitting there all night he really wanted to be the one to finish the process. People were courteous to wait in their cars til about 5:30am when the line started outside. Luckily it was 27 degrees out that night so not as cold as it has been this winter. The church doors opened at 6am and we were allowed to wait inside for the remainder of the time. At 8am we turned in our paperwork and crossed our fingers that the overnight in the parking lot would pay off. At 9:45am the preschool coordinator called to tell me that Michael and Logan had both gotten into the Wednesday/Friday class! Brian and I were ecstatic! This is where they will attend school for the next two years and Aiden will join them when he turns two. Isn't is amazing the things you will do for your children? A HUGE THANK YOU to Brian for being willing to be the first dad in line! I love you sweetie!