Monday, August 30, 2010

First Day of First Grade!

Jared had a "great" first day at school (that's a direct quote.) I think you can see it on his face when I picked him up:


But let's back up a bit.

We had his clothes picked out and set aside for days. Then I checked the forecast. It went from a high of 100 degrees to a high of 67 degrees in three days!!! So last night, we switched the shorts out for jeans.

Last night, we also packed his lunch in a very cool Buzz Lightyear lunchbox. Jared really wanted Club Penguin, but they are apparently not selling those this year. Bummer. But Buzz is a very good second-best.

We've had a hard time getting everyone to bed on time lately, so we were worried that Jared wouldn't be able to get up early for school. But when I went in to wake him, all I had to do was whisper, "Wake up for your first day of school!" He grinned, then his eyes popped open and he happily hopped out of bed and got ready. I think that grin lasted all day!
Big grins, even after a long day at school!

Zach, on the other hand, had to be dragged out of bed and shoved into his clothes. It was only 44 degrees when we left, and Zach just knew he'd be cold. He insisted on wearing his ski hat. In August! But I'm glad he did, 'cause he still complained of being cold.

Fleece-lined, ear-flapped ski hat in August!
We got to school and took a few pictures:

Then we hung out with the rest of the antsy kids and parents until we found the right place for each class to line up. Jared was cool and calm, already accustomed to the routine. We saw his engineering teacher, and his kindergarten teacher, and his new teacher recognized him and said a few nice words to him, too.
Jared with his engineering teacher.

Then all the teachers came out to collect their classes, and one told them all to wave goodbye to their parents. It was a hit, with smiles and waves and giggles from the kids.
All the kids waving good-bye. Jared's teacher is in the aqua shirt and gray jacket.

Then in they went.

When we picked Jared up, he was still smiling. Both Zach and Luke were asleep in their car seats, so we took the opportunity to snap a few pictures by the Galileo rock. Jared came up with his poses all by himself, and even suggested a different angle. They turned out fabulous with such input from the model.

He didn't have too much to say at first, but then he taught me a song he'd learned and told me several things they did in class. He's very excited to go back tomorrow.

Jared is at his first Tiger Cubs den meeting right now. That boy is not going to have trouble sleeping tonight!

And because I know you love pictures as much as I do, here's the link to more photos of Jared's first day in First.

2 comments:

Kat said...

Sounds like you guys have had a blast lately. I truly hope that Jared's teacher realizes how much he can read quickly and challenges him. LOL, but you DID try to warn her. :) I'm glad he loves school. It helps when they love to learn. And I LOVE your hair. It looks, "Va-va-voom!"

Rainwater Harvesting said...

congrats!!!