First Days of School

The kiddos are back in school! I repeat: The kiddos are back in school!

Nathan's first day back was on Tuesday. He's going five.days.a.week. this year! I think it's going to take a bit of getting used to, for sure. He was so excited for his first day. No nervousness at all for this guy! He kept saying, "We're the top dogs!" He's very proud that he's finally in the oldest bunch of preschoolers at his school.

I dropped him off, and could hardly get a kiss out of the boy before he was off! It made my momma heart happy to see him so excited for school.

When Jack and I got back home, I thought, "Well, it's me and you kiddo! This is new! What are we going to do for the next five hours?" I will say this: Jack is so easy when he's one-on-one. He played quietly in the playroom while I worked in my office. Then, we walked over to the neighbor's house to say hi and pick some veggies. We ate lunch together, he napped, and I got more work done. Easy peasy! I hope it stays that way.

When we picked Nathan up from school, I told him he could have any treat he wanted. He picked Bubblecake! {Funny side note: Nathan only licks the icing off his $4 cupcake. Jack, on the other hand, eats the entire thing in about three minutes.}

Wednesday was Jack's first day back to school! I just knew he was going to go to pieces--cry, grab on to my leg, beg me to stay with him. Um, NOPE! He walked right into his classroom and didn't even look back! He wanted to carry his lunch box and his backpack--no help from momma!

The last memory I have of crying after a first day of school was Nathan's very first day of MDO when he was 13 months old. I cried for just about a minute on the way to work.

Confession: I cried THE WHOLE WAY HOME after dropping Jack off.

When you see your "baby" not needing you and not seeming so babyish anymore, good golly that strikes a chord deep down in a momma's heart. He was just so "big boy." So independent.

Here's to a fun school year full of playdough, parties, new friends, and fun!