First Day Of School 2010!

School has begun and we have a 2nd grader and Kindergartener in the house! Elton was up at 6:30 am for his first day and then at 6:15am today for his second day he was so excited. He is at Immanuel Lutheran again this year for full day Kindergarten with the same teacher Caleb had and is loving it. This means that both boys are in school all day this year.

Our biggest changes are with Caleb this year. He has started second grade in a public school that has about 600 students! There are 4 second grade classes of about 25 students to each class. I'm not sure who has been more overwhelmed preparing for this change, but probably me. I have been walking him through step by step what he has to do and what is responsibilities are in preparation. He is also going to be going to Boys & Girls Club on the days I work, which means getting to the right place after school to catch the bus there. What makes me nervous is that they don't track which kids are supposed to be getting on the bus and so it is his responsibility to make sure he gets on the bus and gets there. Today when I picked him up I walked him over to where he stand to catch the bus which is quite a distance from the school and then we waited in the car to see the bus come so he could see what it looks like for tomorrow. We waited half an hour before the bus arrived! Hopefully tomorrow will go smoothly. He says he is ready and knows what he is supposed to do so we will see.

I am so proud of both boys and how excited and how much they like school! There level of independence makes me feel like I am doing a good job of preparing them for all the next steps in life. It amazes me how quick they pick things up. I have to admit that I am really liking the freedom Oliver and I have now for almost 7 hour, but Oliver really misses his brothers. He cried when we dropped Elton off this morning and then even more when we dropped Caleb off. He has been very happy when I wake him up from his nap to go pick them up!