Daddy hit the snooze button, the sun isn't up yet!
Luke with his "Game Face".
Let's get this party started!
Luke gets right to work while a classmate admires him.
Grant has been so excited for kindergarten to start, ever since his preschool days in Monmouth where we sent him 3 hours a day three days a week just so he wouldn't feel left out with Luke going to school. Grant was the teacher's pet in Oregon and did very well in class. But last school year he did not go to pre-school after we moved to Texas but instead stayed home and assumed the role of “mommy’s best helper” while Luke went to first grade. In fact with Luke away at school Grant is/was quite a chatter box, he’ll talk your ear off and mommy likes the company. So this morning the big day arrived. Grant was the readiest kid ever for kindergarten. I woke the boys up and they ate their preplanned breakfast of their favorite cereals, mommy had their lunches packed and their names embroidered on their backpacks and their brand new never-worn shoes were ready by the door. Even though Grant loved his pre-K in Oregon he was very nervous about going and clung to me each morning as I left. Not this morning. Grant dutifully posed for a picture at his table and when the teacher told the students to get a book and sit on the carpet I had to grab him to get a kiss before he took off. In Luke’s classroom the teacher had a word search puzzle taped to the desks and Luke sat down & went straight work, he loves puzzles and word games. I snapped my photo and just like that we have 2 kids in school. After that I had to sneak back to Grant’s class and look in one more time, it’s the only “first day of school” he will ever have. I snapped one more pic of him sitting on the carpet, he didn’t see me. Just like Luke’s first day of class, daddy must have got something in his eye! Now Sara wonders what she will do at home with all her spare time with just 2 preschoolers at home!
2 comments:
These are great pictures, and we loved getting them. This is a very big day for Luke, and especiall for Grant. I think in his case it was good he was able to start this year, rather than last year. He learned what it was like to be the "go to" kid at home, taking responsibility for being the oldest child, at home anyway. This was undoubtably very good for him. And he will always appreciate school since he has so long anticipated it. Good going parents! And again, thanks for taking and send the pictures, along with the great dialog; it's the next best thing to being there! Love, Grammy Pat.
Very nice! I remember those days in Rosepine when we sent April and Ashley off to school together.
That was a great story of the boys! Pictures were great too.
COL Dave!
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