And finally...Kaitlyn missing her big brother and sister who went to school today! At least she has her stuffed animal friends to keep her company.
So the school year is offically back in full swing. It went really well this morning. Krista was up at 5:30 am anxiously awaiting the big day, and Erik was actually excited to get the day going too. We had a nice, relaxed breakfast of crepes and hot cocoa and headed off. Toomas babysat Kaitlyn so I could give full attention to the kids.
Since Krista is already a big girl we just dropped her off at the school entrance and off she went. At her elementary school, the parents only escort the kids to the school gate on the first day of school. Only first graders' parents are permitted into the classroom with their children. So along with the other parents, we dropped her off at the gate and she excitedly ran off to see all of her friends and play in the school courtyard until the 8 o'clock bell. She was in 7th heaven to be back in action!
As we came closer to Erik's school I realized he was walking a bit slowly...and literally dragging his feet (which were getting colder and colder with each step). All of his excitement turned into a bit of anxiety, and he announced that he didn't want me to leave him at school. It was a bit difficult for a few mintues (there were some tears involved too), but once he got going he did just wonderfully! When I picked him up at noon, he was all smiles and exclaimed "We didn't do ANY hard work AT ALL today!!" His teacher is really great, so I'm excited for him to get into the routine again. He is a bit nervous about learning cursive though. It is a BIG step into the Grand section and he will be challenged a lot this year in preparation for elementary school. Next year, in first grade they are expected to write exclusively in cursive, so this year he will need to master cursive handwriting. He has told me he is anxious about this and doesn't think he will be able to do it as well as Krista. I know he will do it perfectly when the time comes!
Here's a photo/video montage of the big first school day.
2 comments:
Your kids are growing up so beautifully!
That pic. of Kaitlyn is too adorable! Now, I definitely want to steal her for Gabriel's future wife. I can't believe school is here already? Where did summer go?
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