Nora is officially back in school... and a Kindergartner!
Myles starts this coming week.
To make things a little smoother on the first day (Nora starts at 8:15 - we are used to lollygagging on our pjs and eating breakfast around this time) I cheated and did back to school pictures the day before!
As I was clicking away I was struck by how grown up they both were looking. Especially if you look back to last years' first day pictures.
Nora has continued to say she thinks she'll like Kindergarten but she's not excited to go. She's never been one for change and this year means a new classroom and a new teacher (two new teachers!). So the first day came with a few tears on her part - and mine once I got into the hallway, I'm not gonna lie - but I knew they quickly dried up. She always gets teary when I leave during new situations but as soon as I'm gone she's fine.
Myles on the other hand is more than ready. In Pre-K they start by checking out the classroom one day, a couple days later they go for just an hour and on the last day it's your full time. He wants to skip all that and just start. Although most of his friends moved onto Kindergarten this year (they were the older kids in the room last year) he's looking forward to being back and meeting new friends. He asks me almost every day if it's his turn to go to school yet.
Now that Nora has had a few days of Kindergarten under her belt she's no longer getting watery-eyed at drop off and comes home happy and talkative about what she's learning and the friends she played with. "And guess what!? We had recess!"
Annual back to school interviews --
Every year I'm thrilled with our growing St. Paul family and this year is no different. Praying for a great year for both of them.
