It Has Begun

Day 1: The boys woke up excited this morning. We took pictures with their little backpacks and made sure to eat a good breakfast. 

When we got to school, things were so chaotic that there was no time for tears. Owen had a little fit about hanging up his backpack, but I think he was overwhelmed by all of the noise in the hall - I'm hoping he'll get used to it. Then Aidan got upset because he ripped his name tag by accident (they are forced to wear nametags around their necks for the first week), but the teacher fixed it with a little scotch tape. 

When I kissed them goodbye, they were already absorbed in the school's "newscast," which they play every morning on TVs in the classroom (I haven't decided how I feel about that yet). 

Pick-up went well too - we're supposed to wait out in our cars for the kids to exit the building, which is weird, but all of us moms had gathered outside the door to greet them on their first day. The sub special ed teacher walked out with the boys so he could introduce himself. He already seems to care about Owen, so I think we're off to a good start there (despite my concerns yesterday). Let's hope the real teacher is as warm and fuzzy. 

The boys were bubbling with excitement. According to them, they colored, they read "The Kissing Hand," they sang a song, and they ate a snack...pretty much everything you could hope for in a day of kindergarten. 

And so it has begun...let's hope the whole year turns out as well as today.