BOY'S FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF SCHOOL

well - the boy was ready!! Test run the day before went FANTASTIC and he was ready to take on preschool mom-less.

Now if we can just get him to take a normal picture...

not too shabby

Boy couldn't WAIT. totally ran into school.

AND!!

Lucky for him - first day was 'Bring your favorite buddy to school' day.

So Moose got to take the trip with him.

FIRST DAY BABY!!


So that pic was either 'FIRST DAY!' or "I have to take a #1.. lets run to the bathroom"
quick hand-wash and we're back!!


Next to go into the classroom - and he's still a happy happy happy boy with moose in tow!!


and a quick peek in the room, who was his first friend? did he cry? was he upset? was he playing with something new? maybe being nice to the kid that was crying? laughing? anything?

He went directly to the playdoh, mouth-open, zombie boy.
he's happy

and I have 3 1/2 hours to do whatever I want

BOY'S FIRST-ish DAY OF SCHOOL

Boy's first day of school (not his OFFICIAL first day - it was the open house day and I got to go with him & touch all the toys too) was girl's second day of school.

She was SO the pro now, she was totally ready to pose for any picture.

Boy, on the other hand, was not.

"Yeah Ma, I think I'll start heading in now.. Its cool"

Who is he kidding, he ran!! He was SO EXCITED to finally go to the school where his sister went last year, even spiderman could not have webbed the kid away from the door.

Holy Mother of Pearl - they have play-doh

and trains!

and the next thing he waited for an entire year to do - RUN IN CIRCLES OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLS... just like the big kids did last year.

and when he got home... he got to swing like a big kid too

GIRL'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!

After much waiting & anxiety... Girl finally went to school!!! She was so excited - picked out her special outfit, picked out special buttons to jazz up the new backpack, perfectly coordinated hairdo.

THE BIG DAY WAS FINALLY HERE!

had to sneak the brother into the picture too

anxiously waiting for the bus!!!

HERE IT IS!!!!!!!

and just like that, in the blink of an eye, my baby is a kindergartener

and I'm very proud to say that, although I followed the bus the entire way, I did not pull into the school.

and what happens when a girl goes to school??!

I bring a boy to the A&P to get a banana, of course!

Boy was less than pleased to be without his sister for the entire day

Soon enough, it is 4 o'clock & time to get the girlie off the bus.

YAY!!

she looks older, doesn't she!

The girl wasn't all that excited when we sat down & sang 'Happy First Day To You!' to her.. never enjoying the cake-songs, she was sure to let me know she wouldn't be smiling for any pictures this afternoon.

it was a fabulous cake though...

PUMPKINS

we did our 'front door harvest'

for some dopey reason - our gourds & jack-be-littles really take off in the basement window by the front door. I can't really complain because I love all the little free pumpkins I get out of the deal - but they have a tendency to take over a little bit.