Ben's First Day of First Grade

Today was the day we have all (at least in my household) been waiting for. The day our first baby went to all-day, every-day school. First grade. Serious business. Ben has been very excited, but naturally, I have had mixed feelings. Yes, he loves school, so I am excited that he will learn so many new things. I am also excited about his teacher this year, who everyone tells me will be a perfect fit for my structured little boy. On the other hand, it saddens me that we can't go on vacation at the drop of a hat (although we never actually did that:) or go to see the grandparents in the middle of the week (which we did).

But I have to say, after the past two weeks, with all three of my children driving each other insane with their pestering, I was beyond ready to send him off to school. I love him, but if he hit his brother one more time (or vice-versa), I was going to scream.

On Friday, we went to Open House to see his classroom and meet the teacher. Ben's only question for his teacher was, "Where is all of your stuff?" Mrs. H and I were a bit confused by this. On the way home, I realized what he meant. His Kindergarten classroom was full of toys. Let's just say that 1st grade is a little bit different. I explained this to him, putting the teacher spin on it about how he might have to work harder, but this meant there would be more time to learn cool stuff like geography and math and reading books (yes, I know I am a dork). He seemed ok with it. We shall see.

Anyway, the first day was a success. He got to sit with some buddies from last year that are in his class again for lunch. He told me all about how important numbers are to everyday life (which apparently they discussed in math today), and he rode the bus home from school. He even was eager to do his homework. He said his favorite part was recess. I am thankful that he is enjoying school.

The annual Daddy and Ben First Day of School Breakfast...

Going in his classroom...

PS: In case you missed my last post, I am still having computer issues, so don't be surprised if I go missing again soon...