BACK TO SCHOOL

TO SHOW MOM I AM SUPER COOL!

Noah started First Grade and Micah started her second year of Preschool.

Man! What good-looking school goers!

This is Noah's cool first grader poise!

This is Micah waiting for Noah to run back and get his apple from Dad in the car. There could have been some major drama if we didn't have an apple for his teacher, Mrs Shelly-Ray. Good thing I happened to have some in the fridge. It's a tradition we have done every year since Noah started Preschool. He read it in a little critter book, and thought it was a must. I thought it was a very common thing to do, so when Noah's first teacher said no one had ever given her one, I was pretty surprised.

Here is the rescued apple. He ran right into the school with it, so I have no idea what his teachers reaction was to it.

Here is his teacher. She kind of looks like a frail little thing. I hope she can hold her own with 26 kids!

This is it! That first day feeling, your own desk (space) with your name on your desk. It takes me back to those good old days. Noah had something waiting to color on his desk. he was so big, he looked at Wesley(the kid next to him), and said, "What color are you going to color that?" It wasn't so he could copy. It was just a friendly conversation starter. My oldest baby is growing up.

Here is Micah, ready to be a preschooler once again...and she remembered her apple.

She didn't have too much of a 'cool preschooler poise,' she was too excited to get inside!

My questions for Micah after her first day(first hour) of preschool was So how was school?

Micah: Great, I got candy!

Me: What did you think of your teacher?

Micah: She's old!

Ohhhh, well...don't say that to her face, okay!?!

Deeken got to play with toys at the preschool, while Micah had her first day hour. He is an excellent pre-preschooler!

And the day ended well, with a short walk for just Noah and I...the best part, no bus trauma this year!!!

I think all in all, the first day was a success, although

When Noah and I got out to take him to school Deeken got sad, and John said, "Don't worry Deeken, Mommy will be right back."

Deeken: "Noah...Noah!" (Tears)

I think we are going to have to come up with fun things for Deeken to do, but I don't think we'll have to try to hard, as you can tell, he is pretty good at entertaining himself.