How is it possible that Rory finished kindergarten and started first grade in the very same month?!? Haha that's just how things are done around here. Last Friday we had a meet and greet with his teacher, only to find out that the school is still in the process of hiring his teacher. So with the long-term sub assigned to his class being out that day, we took a quick look around his classroom, found his seat, chatted with some of the other parents and then headed home. Easy peasy, right?!?
The summer shag had to go
No matter how many times we discuss his hair and the different styles he could have, Rory still likes his hair flat as a pancake.
Then Rian got a haircut, a much needed haircut
She's three years old and this was only her second haircut!
She's so fancy, never mind the chocolate smudge all over her face.
Star Wars EVERYTHING! Rory wanted all his school stuff to coordinate. (He's so my son!!!) I even got Star Wars fruit snacks, per Randy's suggestion.
Rian got a few new school items. So the plan with her is to enroll her in a few preschool prep classes in order to get her ready for preschool next year. I'm planning on starting her in the classes in October or November. And I'm pretty sure she won't need any of the supplies, but I imagine I'll be taking her on some lunch playdates with her friends, and she could use a new lunch bag. And festive notebooks, matching pencils, and a cute pencil case will never go to waste on Rian. Let's face it, new clothes are always welcomed too!!! Rory actually picked out her tees to coordinate with her supplies, a black and a grey tee to match his black and grey ones too.
It's amazing how just a few short weeks ago he was nervous to start first grade and now he was beaming with excitement. Last night Rory kept saying, "Tomorrow is going to be my favorite day!", "Tomorrow is going to be a big day!", "I'm so excited for tomorrow!" I let him pack his snacks for his lunch before bed, a routine that my mom did with us as kids...a fruit, a bag of chips, and two snacks. (I added his chicken this morning) Two hours after bedtime, Rory was still struggling to fall asleep. He was genuinely happy to start his adventure as a first grader. When I woke him up for school, he popped his eyes open and was on his way to get ready! If only it was this easy every morning, the novelty will wear off by the end of the week. :0(
So remember when I said that Rory's meet and greet was easy peasy? Yeah knowing who his teacher was would've been helpful this morning. Well, this morning's drop off was a mess, not to mention overwhelmingly crowded. This year's drop off is in a different part of the school than last year's, so even though we discussed the new procedure, Rory was completely confused. He had no idea where his friends were, no idea what his teacher looked like and had school staff herding kids left and right. He lined up in the wrong class, resulting in myself and the rest of the Ghostbuster parents yelling directions to his class line from the gate. Not so easy peasy! He eventually found his class and all was well. Phew!
On the chalkboard this year...
LIKES:
the colors green and red (welcome to the club red!)
Legos
Star Wars
Ghostbusters
strawberries
peanut butter sandwiches
DISLIKES:
spiders (four years running)
bad dreams
And well Rian cried all the way to school because I didn't include any of her stuffed animal friends in her new
Well I better go, thanks for sharing the first day of school with us. :0)
xoxo
-aMie
