Back to School!

AAAAHHHH! It's the most wonderful time of the year. Temperatures are dropping, football is on, our favorite tv shows are coming back, AND...drumroll...BACK TO SCHOOL! Okay, maybe I'm sounding a little too excited about the boys going back, but they were ready and the last week, we all got a bit antsy. So, Campbell started last Wednesday. His Jr. K teachers are Mrs. Frasier, Mrs. Holland, and Mrs. Schmidt. There was not one ounce of hesitation in this child when he walked right in and put his bag in his assigned cubby. He was most excited to see his best buddy, William, and to catch up on the last month since William had been gone all of August. He was so excited that he didn't even hug or kiss me goodbye and when I called his name, he gave me quite the look of "please go and let me be!"



Parker started yesterday. He was so excited to go and couldn't wait to put on his backpack and carry his lunchbox. We got to school, he skipped right in, played in the hall for minute, practically jumped down every step to his classroom, and then...the door. We get to the door of his classroom. He became very quiet (which is very unlike him). Then, when it was his turn to go in, he took three steps back, grabbed my legs and lost it. I will admit, a piece of my heart broke for him, but then I remembered - this is my dramatic child and he loves to get reactions out of me. So what did I do? I picked him, hugged him, kissed him, told him I loved him and let his teachers pry him off of me. AND THEN I RAN! Thank goodness a friend of mine has a daughter in the classroom next door to P's and she emailed me and said when she left, he was already on the floor playing and laughing. That little actor. And you may ask, how was he when I picked him up? A smile from ear to ear and he was doing his normal "happy jump."


So folks, a great start to the 2011-12 school year. I can't believe that this is the last year that C will be coming home at noon. I am fortunate to have 3 days a week with him while Parker is in school til 2:00. I am going to cherish those days.


Happy School Year to everyone else with kiddos. I hope you are like me and beginning to feel some sanity.

Here are last year's First Day of School pictures. My how they've grown!