Back to School!

I took some pictures of the boys on Ethan's first day of school. He is off to grade 2 this year. Grade 2 seems so old. He wasn't really worried or nervous until the morning he was about to begin. He had what I would consider to be normal anxiety levels, which is much better than he had when he started school in October of last year.


On the first day, they ask that the parents drop the kids off at the fence, so we don't even enter onto school grounds. Ethan lined up with his teacher from last year and went into his old classroom with all of his old classmates. He got to spend a little time with his good friend Adam before he was placed into their separate classrooms. Ethan's teacher is Mrs Weiggleman and from what I have heard, she is very good. Last year, I wasn't thrilled with his teacher. She didn't make a great effort to communicate with parents and I really felt that she didn't have a connection to her students. I am looking forward to a new start for Ethan.

Toby also starts Jr kindergarten this year. We had our first meeting with Mrs Davis this week. Toby was very excited to meet his teacher and held out his hand for a formal handshake to introduce himself as soon as he saw her. I was a bit surprised he didn't just hug her and climb onto her lap. I'm sure he will try to do that after a few days. Mrs Davis showed Toby his cubby and we put his new shoes into it and then he and Simon were off and playing with the toys. Mrs Davis said that normally she would show the students around the room, but since Toby was so comfortable, she didn't need to. During our 30 min chat, Simon and Toby managed get into 3 or 4 arguments. I think Mrs Davis got a true display of the "Fudge" behaviour. However, I think it will be a smooth transition for Toby. I don't have any worries or concerns about it!

Simon will be starting preschool with Merrily We Go next week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. I think more than anything, he will miss his big brothers, but I am looking forward to spending some time alone with Simon.

We are onto a new school year, a fresh start and a new chapter of our lives. It is getting easier. Ian and I are very lucky to have such busy, outgoing and happy little boys.