It Begins

 Last night was the school's Meet and Greet the Teacher night. We already knew the teachers that William and Lily were having, so we made them treats for a Welcome Back to School!/I'm So Glad You're My Teacher! kind of thing. When I decide to do something like this, Matthew ALWAYS says, "Oh.. you're one of THOSE moms.." Well, whatever. Appreciation is appreciation people. So, I made the teachers cake pops and the kids decorated them. They had so much fun and the treats were a big hit.

Today starts the days of all days! School.

This morning, we woke up bright and early to get ready. No one complained. We got dressed, teeth brushed, shoes tied, and breakfast eaten all in perfect time. We were out the door right at 7. Yes, school doesn't start until 8, but first days are the worst traffic-wise.

We took the annual first day pictures..

 And Lily was excited to participate this year..

 But these pictures melt my heart. (They had to make sure they were showing off their lunch boxes!)

William remembered where his new classroom was. It's a straight shot all the way down the hallway from the front doors. One of the last in the hallway. He knew the drill already. He put his backpack in his locker, lunchbox on top, and sat at his desk. Yep, DESK. This is new for him and he was excited to have his own desk instead of a table. This morning, while I was tucking in his shirt, he told me that he was so excited to meet his new friends. I have no doubt he'll have new friends in no time.

After we gave William and hug and a kiss, Lily and I grabbed hands and walked to the Kindergarten hallway. Lily's class is at the end of the hallway too. The Ladybug Room. Lily has been looking forward to being in the Ladybug Room and was excited to put her ladybug name tag on her school shirt this morning. We were the first in the room. She remembered where her locker and her seat was. She put her backpack and lunch box up and sat down to play with the play-doh. She is at the blue table and thought it was neat that William sat at the same table! But before you knew it, who showed up?

 Lily is SO excited to have her cousin Taylor in her class. AND they sit right next to each other. After they got situated and started playing, I was old news and cramping her style. I gave her a hug and kiss, wished her a happy 1st day of school, and I walked out of the school leaving my 2 kiddies in the hands of two amazing teachers. I'm very excited to volunteer in both of the kid's classes.

So, How am I doing with all of this? Well, I am okay. See, I think that while the school thinks they're slowly adjusting the kids into school, they're really doing me a favor. Today is only a half day. That's only a little over 3 hours of them gone. That's practically nothing, which I think is the reason I haven't cried today. I'll be leaving in just a little while to pick them up. And something else I've learned about myself is that I cry all the way leading up to the first day of school and then by the time the first day rolls around, my eyes are dried out.

But, Monday is the first full day for both of them. I won't know what to do all day. Will my eyes still be dry? No promises.