It is Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Ali and Logan got on a bus this morning to go off the their official first day of Kindergarten this morning at 8am and won't be back until about 4pm! I thought I would get teary putting them on the bus, but surprised myself by not. Ali and Logan were both so confident, ready, excited, and happy that I found myself feeling proud and happy and not at all sad. They have, of course, been in my thoughts all day long, and I am ready for them to come home soon. But as it turns out, we all were ready for this.
We kind of had three "first days"--a school open house last Thursday night that I went to with all three kids where we found their classes and met their teachers, a two-hour mini day where Jason and I went to a parents meeting and Ali and Logan went to class, and today--the first real day. These pictures are from all those days:
We'll see what they say when they come home, but so far I think Eli has had the hardest time today, which I was surprised about. He's been a bit whinny and weepy, and keeps asking if "the kids" will be home after nap, or after we got home from the library, etc. Poor little guy! I'm glad I get to spend some more one-on-one time with him and I'm sure he'll realize it's not such a bad deal once he gets used to it.
5 comments:
Thanks for sharing. What an exciting day! But poor Eli, I didn't see that coming.
I'm so happy for Logan and Ali, but a little sad, too. They grow up so fast. . .
Aaah! This just gives me butterflies - I send Cambrie on the bus tomorrow. I can't believe how quickly kindergarten has come! They look so cute and excited! I hope it was a good day for them. :)
Such big kids! Mine start in 2 1/2 weeks.
I always loved first day of school days. Such excitement and anticipation. Such potential! Yes, Eli will get used to it, but he will probably need some other kids to distract him sometimes.
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