First Day of School

Summer break is officially over at our house and we actually all got up at a decent hour this morning and began our day with our traditional first day of school breakfast and took our traditional in-front-of-the-house pictures. This year Miss J chose her outfit all on her own and it was all her and her friends could talk about the last few days. Second grade scares me a bit, since I can totally remember second grade and most of what has happened since - so I can't just parent by the seat of my pants anymore, the things I do and say will be remembered. Slightly scary. So here's my sweet girl and her two best friends from kindergarten (they were all in separate classes last year and are delighted to be back together again). Yes, I know, my little girl is like 3 feet taller than the other two girls her age. What do you expect, Mr. Man and I are both at least 7 feet! She had a great day, but misses her first grade teacher sorely (I think she expected an exact replica for this year) and was quite tired at the end of the day. (It must be mentally exhausting to sit at a desk all day and write about what makes up a good listener).


It was also our first "official" day of Kindergarten for Mr. T. I feel like I talk about it all the time, but since I startled two people with the news this week (one of which was my sister), I suppose I should announce that we are now a homeschooling family and are homeschooling Mr. T. I am really excited about this and have been dipping my feet in this for quite some time, and though it is just kindergarten, I'm thrilled for the experience for our whole family. At least this will make volunteering in one classroom a breeze!!!

Little E will be doing a preschool class at the YMCA two afternoons a week after Labor Day, where he will be learning to swim and play hard - you know, the essentials. From Joy School to an outlet for his energy... who knows what next year will bring for my little sunbeam.

Baby J went for his one year appointment today and hasn't gained a pound in almost 6 months. His new motor skills have done wonders for his chubbiness, and he has rounded off quite nicely at 50% in everything. Though the Dr. insisted he was between 16 and 18 months developmentally as he pointed to a square in the room and said "yellow!" Shots were not too bad, but we've been a bit crabby and sniffly the rest of the day.

All in all it was an eventful day, and a first of many more to come!