Despite the monsoon outside, it all went surprisingly fantastically well, but there were definitely some touch and go moments. Rather than bounding down the stairs like usual, Sam stayed quietly his room, play with LEGOs. (What else?) I think he was hoping we’d forget about him so he wouldn’t have to go to school. Nice try, but no. Here he is after spilling water all over himself.
Oh, and here is his adorable teddy bear name tag that the kindergarteners wear during the first week. Now that is going in the scrap book! They also write each kid’s bus route on their hand in magic marker. Nobody’s baby is getting lost on their watch!
Then at the bus stop, though, we were wondering if the bus driver had forgotten about us. Maybe the parents should have been wearing teddy bear sandwich boards! She didn’t arrive until 9:15 which is when school actually starts session. Yikes, a newby! It ended up being good for the kids’ (and parents’) nerves for a chance to mill around and relax. Plus it gave the boys the chance to stomp in every single mud puddle in the vicinity at least once. The girls were far too smart for that nonsense and enjoyed the luxury of having dry feet for the rest of the day.
When the bus arrived at the end of the day, he bounded off with a big smile! He was in the best mood he’s been in — forever. It was such a relief to see him so happy. (He’s in front with the blue bag. Shoulda zoomed in!)
It was only at bedtime that he filed his first complaint, “They didn’t teach me to read today!” Ah, the injustice of it all! In the words of Scarlett O’Hara, “Tomorrow is another day!”
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I love how he’s mad they didn’t conquer reading on the first day. Great attitude.