1st Day of School

Both boys started school on Monday! Monday was a busy day, since they don't go at the same time. Ashton still had a terrible cough, but he'd been on antibiotics for 3 days, and He didn't want to call in sick on the 1st day! So we gave him cough suppressant, and took some cough drops to the school nurse, just in case. We took our annual picture in front of the school rock...

Then we went into the classroom to give his teacher (Mrs. Telleria), a first day of school gift (My mom made some cute boards with vinyl lettering). We explained his cough, she said she had a cold too, but couldn't miss the first day either. She was very sympathetic to him. He put down his back pack, and ran outside to play until the bell rang. That was that... Off to 1st grade. What a great kid! This is going to be a great year!

Then... three hours later it was AJ's turn. We started his annual 1st day picture tradition...

We skipped playing on the playground, until the bell rang, and went strait to class. I helped AJ put his back pack on his hook, and find his name tag. He was very clingy and shy. I started to worry he wouldn't let me leave. I coaxed him to the carpet where the teacher wanted to start the afternoon. He let me leave his side to take a picture...Then his teacher asked me to help get something from the front office. I left for maybe one minute. When I returned the kids were all welcoming one another, and AJ was participating, and didn't even see me come back. Some moms were staying to watch, since it was only an hour. But Cam was babysitting Aryk, and I was free!!!! So,I left AJ in Kindergarten, and I went to the grocery store. Wahoo!! I know, crazy and wild! I bought some fun after school snacks for the boys. Then, I went back to the school, and picked up both boys. They had a great first day!
The only disappointment was that, because I took them, they didn't get to ride the bus. So, the next day...
Aryk, AJ, and I walked Ashton to the bus stop, waited for the bus, forgot the camera, and sent Ashton off to school. Then, 4 hours later... Aryk and I walked with AJ to the corner, and waited for the bus. This time I remembered the camera, but forgot to check the setting, and couldn't get it to turn on! AJ climbed on that bus, and didn't even look back. I was in tears walking back home! It was no problem to walk away from him at the school, but for him to leave me... rip my heart out! He didn't even wave to me from the bus window!!!

After school, Aryk and I walked to the bus stop and waited for them to get off the bus. This time I took the camera, and made sure I had it turned on...

Home again, home again.

And so a "New Year" begins. The rest of the story to come...