Cooper likes to be aware of the schedule of things so we spent a lot of time preparing him for leaving our nest. First, we visited the school with him so that he could see the children in their uniforms and having a good time. Then we talked about how cool riding a school bus would be and, finally, we encouraged him to be brave and willing to try new things. Maybe those things helped or maybe he was just ready to go because when we took him to order his uniform and be interviewed, he was very excited. The principal seemed to be very impressed with Cooper and everyone chuckled when she gave him a gift and he bowed and said, "Thank you gozaimasu!"
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| Figuring out his uniform sizes |
