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Today is the first day of school! Yippy!!
Alyssa asks, “Mom, why are you so happy?”
Tim chimes in, “School’s fun!” I think he was afraid I’d say something like I’d finally get some quiet time with them being gone, just because that’s the truth.
However, my response, “Yes, Alyssa, school IS fun. Did you know when I was your age, I hated to miss school? I didn’t like it when I had to stay home when I was sick.” She looked at me like I was crazy.
After getting ready, we did the ceremonial pictures on the front porch. It’s the tradition we started with Alyssa on her first day of Kindergarten and have continued ever since. They were more excited to go play with the girls next door.
Finally it was time for the bus and they all waited together at the bus stop. It was so cute!! I can’t believe my little men are Kindergarteners!!
Tim and I met the bus at the school and watched them get off the bus. Andy said, “We went fast.”
We walked them to their classrooms and took pictures. We took Andy first. He did great! I reminded him that he was coming home on the bus with Alex after class (this is the last year for half day Kindergarten). He asked if his teacher would walk him to the door. “Yes, she’ll help you.” He was good to go.
I thought Tim had already taken Alex. However, they were still waiting in the hall. We walked in to get his picture with his teacher and the water works started. Luckily they were short lived. Thank goodness because watching him have a hard time was making it hard on me. Tim said he kept getting more and more quiet so he knew it was coming. It really surprised me how little he cried. This is the kid that yells for me if I go to the bathroom without telling him. Yesterday I went out back to water some shrubs, he comes out the back door with his hands on his hips and stern voice, “What’s this, you didn’t tell us you were going out.”
Alyssa had been a great big sister and helped the boys find their room too, so we walked her to her classroom and then went to the library for the Yahoo Boo Hoo Kindergarten Party. The guidance counselor had checked in on our little ones and reported back that everyone was doing just fine.
I am an empty nester. Well… until noon anyway.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Awwww, always such a bittersweet day! They will love it though…and you’ll never get as much stuff done as you plan on getting done!!!!