Thursday, September 4, 2014

First Day of School!!

It's been a crazy couple of weeks with the move and starting school, so blogging hasn't happened.  The first day of Kinder and Second came and went and honestly, I'm thankful that it's over and we're settling into a routine.
 
I made bought these chocolate chip cookies for the kids' teachers on the first day...

She's so excited to be a KINDERGARTENER!!!

Second grader!



Hunter chose a minion (Despicable Me) backpack and Angry Birds lunch box and Charlotte picked a princess backpack (Jasmine, Tiana, Belle, Ariel, and Rapunzel) and a Sofia the First lunch box this year...



The original plan was to take the whole crew to Hunter's class first, and then leave him there and drop Charlotte in her class.  But, of course we were running late, so James and Grey took Hunter to his class while I took Char to the Kinder hall.  She was a little unsure at first and kept asking me to stay right by her as I was trying to unload her supplies and put them in the right pile around the room.  We took some pictures, though, and that seemed to help her transition...
I just read that sentence and realized how ridiculous it sounds, but the girl has had pictures taken of her incessantly since the moment she was birthed, so I guess it felt like home to her:)

We got a picture with her teacher, Ms. Anderson (last year's Teacher of the Year at Sewell!)...

And then she got busy coloring...

There were lots of parents lingering in her class, so I took my time sitting with her and saying goodbye.

Apparently, second grade didn't have the seem feel because James said he was the only parent in there.  He felt pressure to get out as soon as the bell rang, so he just got this one blurry picture of Hunter and his teacher, Ms. Priske...
I've been really pleased with both teachers so far.  They are super sweet and Mrs. Priske has gone out of her way to update me on Hunter and assure me that he is transitioning well as one of the new students.  It was kind of a rough start for both kids, but this week has been great!

We're excited for a fun year!