I always have a hard time sleeping the night before school begins. I was up a few times in the night worrying whether we made the right decision and praying for their days. It was easier this year to send them off and it wasn't until I put this picture up that the tears came.
Colin's first FIRST day of elementary and his last FIRST day of elementary school. It goes so fast. But I love the fact that in both pictures he is wearing a basketball shirt.
We are driving Joel to school in the mornings and letting him ride the bus home. We all get to sleep in later and it works best for all of us. Brent drives him and Joel refuses to let Norah go with them because its his time with Daddy. Colin rides the bus both ways. Colin's old bus driver retired last year and we found out that our bus route is highly sought after because we have really great kids on our route. That was encouraging to hear and they are really great kids.
It has been a great first week for both of them. Joel has been so excited to tell me all about second grade. I've heard more about second grade so far than all of last year combined. He is so enthusiastic and can't wait to go in the mornings. According to Joel second grade is AWESOME! Its a completely different Joel than last year when we'd have to talk him into school so thats been exciting and fun to see.
Both of them are the top grades in their schools so their resources are all in the mornings and they both have recess before lunch. Before they had recess after lunch and all the resources were in the afternoons. Joel loves it. He goes to music, PE, art, guidance, all in the mornings, a different one each day. To him he feels like he is doing less school work. (not really but whatever motivates him to go each morning) One day Joel had PE, Guidance AND an extra recess in one day. It was the best day ever for him.
At dinner one night I was asking them questions about their days and one question I asked was what was the least favorite part of their day. The boys didn't have anything they didn't like but Norah chimed in loudly saying "my least favorite part was spending the day with mommy!" Sweet Colin was appalled that she would say that. Joel laughed and laughed and Norah was so proud to be able to contribute to the questions. She says she didn't know what least means but I wouldn't put it past this sassy girl to have known just what she was saying.
As I mentioned, the boys have recess before lunch. Some of the classes bring their lunch boxes with them and put them on the side of the school while they play outside. Colin was so busy playing a football game that he missed his class being called in for lunch. After the game he looked around and realized none of his class was still outside so he quickly grabbed his lunch box and went into the cafeteria. He opened his lunch box and there was pasta salad and a brownie. Colin does not like pasta salad so he ate the brownie. He thought it was strange we give him pasta salad but hey at least he had the brownie. But as he was finishing the brownie a teacher came up to him and handed him another lunch box and asked him if that was his. Colin had grabbed the wrong lunch box and eaten the poor kids brownie!!!!!!
There is a boy in Colin's class from his old school. He was walking into class the first day when this boys said hey I know you! Colin told him no you don't know me. But the boy kept insisting and then later when they were both at the pencil sharpener Colin realized he really did know this kid. They were both in second grade together.
Its been a great start to the school year. I worried so much over Joel last year and now seeing him so excited this year makes it all worth it. Colin is enjoying 5th grade so far. I think he is still figuring out his class because he came home friday and proudly told me and our neighbor that he had figured out who the class clown was.
Its fun to hear about their days. I miss them but I'm also excited for their years and glad the first week went so well for both of them.
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