Luke's first day of preschool.

This was a milestone day for our young Luke. It was his first day of preschool! Three days a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings Luke is attending preschool at First United Methodist Church of Gilbert, which is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from our house. His class has 10 children -- 7 boys and 3 girls. Hope his teacher Mrs. Vallera is ready for an energetic bunch!

Luke was so excited to start school. He got a new green backpack personalized with his name. Today he was telling his teacher ... "There's something on my backpack and it says L-U-K-E. That spells Luke!" Yesterday we were talking about what he needed to take to school in his backpack. He ran to the kitchen, retrieved the entire box of Oreos, and stuffed them in his bag. (Guess he thought he might need a snack ... for everyone!)

When the big moment arrived this morning, Mom got a little choked up, but Luke was all too excited ... never looking back. This is quite a big day for the little man, considering that this is the first day of his formal education for the next 2 decades!

Mrs. Vallera and Luke on the first day of preschool.