Starting School 2011

The first day of school went very well.  Wyatt was quite a big boy heading off to first grade.  His teacher, Mrs. Joyce, is his friend, Margaret's, mom.  Of course, Wyatt was delighted to have gotten Mrs. Joyce as his teacher.  Wyatt has a small class, for Greenwood, of nineteen kids.  There are only a couple kids from his kindergarten class in this class, but Wyatt is fine, and happy to make new friends.
Drake was such a big boy as he went to kindergarten for the first day.  He marched right in and did his jobs, just like he watched Wyatt do all last year.  He was so matter-of-fact, so confident.  He was happy to have Wyatt's same teacher, Mrs. Iles, and we were happy as well, to not learn a new routine, etc.  It was a very smooth transition.
On Friday evening, after the second day of school, as I was putting Drake to bed, he cried because he wanted to go to school on Saturday. So sweet.


Kenna wore her backpack as we walked the boys to their first day...just in case a teacher invites her to stay for the day.  Kenna misses her brothers so much after a summer of being with them everyday.  She literally attacks them after school.  She runs to them bombarding them with hugs.

Drake ~ Off He Goes!

Drake is off to kindergarten tomorrow.  Wow.  Two kids in school...seems unbelievable to me.  Drake was so matter-of-fact as a few of his grandparents called tonight to wish him luck.  He laid out the schedule, rules, what he had chosen for lunch, all very politely and without emotion.  It makes sense he would act this way, because to him, its just the thing to do, no fear, just what he is supposed to do...follow what Wyatt did all last year.  It is completely different than the conversations we had in the days leading up to Wyatt starting kindergarten last year.  Those conversations were about fear, newness, missing each other....

To Drake, this is just what he is supposed to do, no questions asked.  Its going to be a long 7 hours tomorrow; at least for me.  Again this year, I find myself teary, sad, wishing we could go back 30 days and just have a bit more of summer together.  But, summer will come again; and until then, I have a kindergartner to help get adjusted to being in school everyday.  However, more of a challenge for Drake....getting up in the morning.  He's my guy that likes to take his time, sleeping in, stretching, getting dressed slowly, having a leisurely breakfast...I'm sure he'll get used to the routine soon, however, I will take a bit longer to get used to him being at school more hours than he is awake at home.  My little, big guy....marching along to follow his big brother.