School's IN

This was the first week of school and as a tradition that I started when Damien was probably in the 3rd grade (once his brothers started sleeping through the night and I wasn't so tired) I make a yummy breakfast which usually consists of pancakes, eggs and bacon. This year I added blueberries to the pancakes, which were a HIT! Since it was Dad's first week back too, he wanted in on the action too, so I woke up EXTRA early for him. To Damien's dismay, I took a picture of him eating his first day of school breakfast...silly Mom :) In the past, for fun, I would carve an H into the pancake standing for Heaton (the school Damien goes to). This year I forgot...oh well, he didn't seem to mind. So from here on out it is cereal and milk, or breakfast at school.



And here's the big 6th Grader Class of 2017



Then, FINALLY Thursday rolled around and it was First Day of School take two....and not just cause I have twins :) So today was an extra treat for Max and Jesse cause Dad took some time off of work to see Max and Jesse off on their first day. In case you are wondering where a picture of Jesse in the classroom is, well, I didn't want to take a picture of him pouting in the corner. I wasn't mad, just know sometimes it takes Jesse some time to get used to new situations and people, especially large groups. Max washed his hands and sat right down and grabbed a book to read, while Jesse was uncertain of this whole thing. After a few minutes of him sitting off to the side, I said to him, "Why don't you go sit next to Max." He looked and found his safety. So for now, looks like it might be a good thing for them to be in the same class. Glad he didn't cause a scene. Next it was time to see who was there, and the teacher would hold up a strip of paper with a name on it, she would spell it out and hopefully the kids would recognize their name. First name up, was Max, he looked at the strip, then down at his name tag, and smiled, realizing it was HIS name. Then a few names later the teacher held up Jesse's name, took him a bit longer to realize it was his. Then after that, Dad and I left. Took Dad to work, and I went shopping...IN PEACE!!!!




And here are the big Pre-schoolers Class of 2024



So, for the record, Sunday night I had my mommy moment. Thankfully I had a caring husband who let me unload on him. He listened as I cried, and talked about my boys growing up, all between breaks in tears. I don't know if other Moms out there are like me and can't wait until their little ones grow up and move on to new things and then go and cry about it, well I am one of them. No more diapers, toddlers, park trips in the morning, burping babies, naptimes etc...etc... This, IS a good thing, and as a teacher and Mom, I am excited about all the things they will be learning, me running errands without help, and going to the Temple to name a few. However, they are "out in the world" now, where everything good we are teaching them at home really comes in to play. And hopefully soon Jesse and Max will learn that they have to CLOSE the bathroom door when they use the Preschool bathroom. During hand washing time, I saw another Mom come out and close the door, and I knew it was because one of MY boys just dropped their pants to go pee. And for the first time ever, I was able to WALK to my child's school to pick them up. Every year Damien's school is always far away, so I walked to pick them up, and they were a little shocked that I didn't have the car. Seeing that our neighborhood is off a busy street this was a BIG test, and I really didn't want to show up to Preschool with a stroller, even though they still ride in one so I can keep track of them in public places. So, Max cried all the way home, and thankfully Jesse took this new experience in stride and walked ahead of us. 10 minutes later we were home. They tried to tell me about some of the things they did, but the only things I gathered were playing outside, and eating. Two things these two love to do. And playing with toys was the first thing Max asked about when we got to Preschool, and I told him he was going to have to wait and see what the teacher says. Well, I am excited about all the new opprotunities this brings, field trips, volunteering in their classroom, watching them learn and being excited for them as they master a concept. So stay tuned for me bragging about my SCHOOL AGE children :)