My kids have made the first day of Kindergarten very easy on me. When it was Colin's turn to go, he got right on that bus and smiled and waved to me. Today, it was Evan's turn to head off to Kindergarten and he too had not one bit of nerves. If I wanted to get down on myself I could wonder why my kids are so eager to leave the house, but I prefer to think of it as a good thing, that they are secure and ready to face the world. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
It was very cute because Evan had to sit up front with the other Kindergartners, but Colin moved up from his seat to sit next to him. I love that he is taking care of his brother, especially without me asking him to. They both had great days at school. Colin was excited that his best buddy from first grade is in his 3rd grade Math class. Evan was excited about Lunch and the bus and said his teacher was "very, very nice". I hope that the rest of Kindergarten and 2nd grade go this smoothly.
I will say this school prepared the Kindergartners well. Monday night I took Evan to the Kindergarten orientation. They had the kids ride a school bus to get used to it and talked about safety. They went through the lunch line and got a snack, they did a scavenger hunt in their classrooms and they did a craft in the library. It was a very well organized evening.
While they were at school, I had some errands to run and then I decided to surprise the boys with a cake when they got home. They were super excited! Wednesdays are going to be a busy day for us for the next couple months. We had Evan's gymnastics from 4-5, which he is really enjoying. Then, we had Colin's first soccer practice of the season from 5:30-6:45. Dennis helped me by picking up Logan and I made sure dinner was in the crock pot, so they could eat when they got home. I guess it will be crock pot Wednesdays for us until after the fall season.
Friday, I am officially back to work....well, at least until I have this baby and then I think I will take an extended time off from working. It has been a fun summer, but there is something nice about getting back into the school routine again too.
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| Evan's first day of Kindergarten. |
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| Colin's first day of Second Grade. |
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