First day of school!

Kyle is officially a first grader! Can you believe it????

I am happy to report that this morning went very well! No screaming, crying or yelling about not wanting to go. Instead Kyle woke up in a good mood and seemed quite excited about going. Yay!!! I'm anxious to hear about how the first day went. He'll have early dismissal today and tomorrow so he'll be home a bit sooner and can report on the day. :)

The only disagreement we had this morning was over what he wanted to wear to school. He didn't want to wear the clothes I'd picked and put together his own outfit instead. I took this as just another sign of him growing up and agreed to what he wanted to wear. It's a rainy first day of school, same as last year, so I only snapped a couple pictures as we headed out the door this morning. His backpack was bursting at the seams because they didn't have an open house night this year. Usually they are able to come in before school starts and bring in all their supplies, meet their teachers, etc. but because the teachers' contracts started late this year there wasn't time before school started. He seemed to manage the bulging bag just fine though. :)

Last night he had me write down his teacher's name and the room number on a piece of paper. Then this morning he put the paper in his pocket. As we drove up to the school I asked him if he wanted me to walk him inside and he said, "No Mom, I've got it. I have my paper. I can figure it out." (meaning the paper with the room number on it) So, my little man isn't so little anymore and already feels that he doesn't need me. (sniff, sniff) But it's also nice to see that he has confidence and isn't afraid to face new situations alone. He hopped out of the van with no fear and ran into the building. I hope today goes well for him. I'll post again later tonight after he's home and I get the scoop on his first day.

Jenevieve doesn't start school until after Labor Day so we have a bit of girl time together before then. Taking Kyle to school this morning got her excited about going back to school too. Although most of her comments are about how she can't wait until she starts kindergarten because she really wants to go to Kyle's big school. :)