October

Did you like how my last post was tantalizingly sub-titled "Part 1"? As if to imply that I would have more posts coming? Tricked you!

No, really, as always I intended to post more summer pictures, but then came school and -- well, stuff.

And here we are getting ready for Halloween. Planning and crafting some pretty cool costumes, settling into a homework routine ( there is a lot of homework!), taking karate lessons, piano lessons, and theatre classes. And yesterday Elliot mentioned something about Santa and I literally gasped. Slow down, year!

Anyway, here are some pictures from the first day for you: Kindergarten for Elliot and 4th grade for Owen.

Leaving for school that first day.

Arriving at school. The first year they are going to the same place every day!

 

 

Elliot outside his classroom mustering up the courage to enter. He did pretty well that first drop-off. I could se ehim getting more nervous as we approached the class. The look on his face as I kissed him goodbye says it all:

Gulp.

 

 

By the end of the day, however, all was good. His teacher's first remark was "He's such a good listener!". That gave me a laugh, let me tell you.

Anyway this past month has been a whirlwind for them, but every day they look forward to going to school and can't wait to tell me about what they've been doing when I pick them up. So far so good!