First Day of School

Our little boy isn't so little anymore.  He joined the ranks of school aged children and has yet again changed our lives forever.  We are now slaves to the school schedule, responsible for pick ups, drop offs, spring breaks, summer vacations and numerous birthday parties.  Today marks the first day of Kindergarten for him, or us or him or... 

Nate walking to school from Adventure Club, where he goes 3 days a week prior to Kindergarten.

All the kids have to wear their backpacks, adults aren't allowed to help. 

Jimmy and Barbara on their way to class.

Jimmy stopping for a few of those first day photos.

Nate's new teacher

Nate laying down, says he's got all this down, time for a quick rest.

Nate and Jimmy are in the same class.  Should make for a fun year.

The blond buddies

Nate hanging up his backpack.

Nate's cubby hole.

Nate and Jimmy jumped right into the art portion of Kindergarten.

Full class, no chairs?  Too many parents all shedding tears over watching their little ones growing up.

Nate's in the afternoon class and attends from 11:35 to 2:55.

Here's where all the kids, and parents, lined up waiting to get into class.

Nate woke up this morning and climbed into bed with us.  We were talking to him about going to school and whether he was excited or not.  Nate's biggest concern, was that after watching Toy Story 3, he didn't want to go to college, or at least he didn't want to go alone.  He asked if we'd go to college with him.  I'm sure that will change as he gets older, but we said we'd love to go with him.  He knows that Logan is in the first grade, and after first grade is second grade.  He is curious as to how much longer he has to go after that, I told him until he got his PHD.