Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
School! Gareth is in third grade and Jonas is in kindergarten. Jonas is trying to make a k.


Grinning.


And on the walk. We are all happy that we live about a third of a mile from school and can walk or ride bikes as long as it's not raining.


Gareth had been very anxious over the last few weeks. At bedtime the night before the first day, Gareth finally conceded that he'll "go to school, but just for the first week." I think, though, now that the initial uncertainty is gone it will be a little easier. And I think have Jonas along too will help. This year was actually much better than the first day last year.

Jonas' first day was really a non-day. We were only there 45 minutes and then we came home. And it was only a third of the class. There were three groups through out the morning. We'll meet his whole class tomorrow. I might even take another picture as that feels more like his first real day.
He was very excited leaving the house and getting to school. But once we left Gareth's classroom, he got quite shy. But we stopped back by the room at the end of the school day before we picked up Gareth and he did say a few things to the teacher. We'll see how it goes tomorrow when I leave (though I think he'll be okay).

In all, I am pleased with the relative ease when I know it could have been so much worse.