First Day!

 
As I'm tring to get G ready for his first big day of Kindergarten I start have a few flash backs to Feb 23, 2006.  I'm holding a 5 lb tiny little boy, man have we come a long way or what!  All dressed and ready for school he asks me "Why do we have to tuck my shirt in?"  So I try to explain that this year he wears uniforms and they are meant to look nice and neat and that means having to tuck in the shirt.  "Well I didn't have to do that last year in Mrs. Peek's class."  No G you didn't because you didn't wear uniforms last year but this year we do it's just one of the rules.  It was at this point I looked down to find him trying to play with his belly button.  Yes folks he has an outie and ever since he notice this years ago he has played with it.  For the most this happens when he is tired or scared/nervous.  I realize he can't play with it. Ha!  Meanwhile C is so excited for school to be starting she is dressed and jumping around the living room.  New shoes (with sparkles) -check, new socks -check, new cupcake shirt - double check!!!!  Cupcakes are the main topic of conversation with her these days thanks to Pinacilous.  Pink and purple ones of course.  Are there any other kind?

So we get everything ready and head out the door.  We even had a few minutes extra so we got to go over the "bumps" - the speed bumps on a road right behind the school.  Never a dull moment.  Drop C off and she is good to go.  I wait a minute expecting a little clinginess since this is the first day.....only to hear, "Mommy don't forget to go drop G off!"  As if to say to me..Please don't leave him in my class all day.  So G and I headed off down the hall to his class.  He found his desk front and center and sat down.  Of course I had my camera out and ready and he threw on a big smile.  After that he saw some old friends and he too was good to go.  That's when it happened.
                                   
                 



I lost it.  Seriously lost it.  I felt the tears starting and then one single small tear started streaming down.  I looked up on the find I was the only parent crying.  What a baby!  I mean we are at the sam school with teacher we know and love, right?  Then why did I cry all morning.  I felt awful, i ended up just hugging G and walking out and leaving the school.  Wow!  I couldn't even count the amount of prayers that were sent up for G yesterday, C too but she was fine from the beginning.

After work i stopped and picked up ice cream for them.  When I got home i told them I had ice cream and all they had to do to getit was tell me their favorite part of the first day.

G - with no hesiatation....my new belt I got to wear. 

C - I don't know.  So I ask, did you get to play with anything new? Yes.  What was it?  I don't know.  Did you get to meet any new firends? Yes.  What were their names?  I don't know.  Did you learn anything?  YES!  Okay what was that?  I DON'T know!  Okay then...who did you sit by?  Carter and Parker.  Yes, finally an answer!!  C..can I please have the ice cream now?

All in all a pretty good first day!