first day of school

This girl is in 1st grade. Craziness.

Katie was a little nervous in the beginning - change does not come easily for this apple who landed right at the bottom of the tree - but then she spotted a buddy from her Kindergarten class, and things improved.  At least for her.  I was a mess.  I think Kindergarten is easier for ME because it's only half day.  Sending Katie of for a whole day just has turned me into jelly.  Somehow between back-to-school night and the first day of school the headphones are already lost, so we're off to a great start!  :)

This handsome fellow started school the following day.  When did he turn into a BOY?  He is definitely not a little guy any more.

Mr. Friendly had no trouble starting school.  He popped instantly into line waiting to go in - he has the same teacher and room Katie had, and he's always the first kid to go up and introduce himself to the others at the park, so he was right in his element.  I'm room mom again for Kindergarten, which should be a little easier now that I have some clue as to how things go.

Green Hawaii starts school this week.  (These outfits from Oma were our official uniforms for summer.  I tried to enforce a 'twice a week only' rule, but by the end of the summer that was out the window.  It did make doing laundry pretty easy.) Every day he asks if he gets to go to school yet.  Naturally the nerd in me delights that all my kids love school so much, but I do miss having everybody home during the day.  Although I naturally have a list of projects to try and distract me and keep me busy . . .

first day of preschool - aug 30

After a year of torture, only getting to look at the trucks waiting to dig in the sand at the Memorial Building, Alex finally got to start preschool himself. Alex goes in the morning with Ms. Geri and Katie goes in the afternoon with Ms. Carol. So far we've gone and done lunch at the park nearby for the 45 minutes in between. I'm hoping for a mild winter so we can keep this up. It's a nice way to get a short ride in as well, and the boys like to go searching for construction sites on the way home.

The following day we zipped down to the Children's Museum to check out the bubble display. In case you're wondering, Max doesn't need any help.

Me: Katie, what are you drawing?

Katie: I'm just putting the grey hair on Oma.

Who can resist a tire swing?

I'm so jazzed that everybody loves school - even if it's just preschool. Max doesn't understand why he doesn't get to go yet - the poor guy is just stuck with mom.