A New Journey

Well, summer has officially come to a close.  Fall has arrived along with the big yellow busses.  Today was a cool, foggy and drizzly day.... and today, Ryan started his journey as a Kindergartner.

The day started off with breakfast...a big bowl of oatmeal (one of Ryan's favorite things for breakfast).  Shortly after, Evan and I escorted him to school.  The kindergartners were to assemble in the library for story time while the teachers busily made their last minute preparations.  Promptly at 9am, the kids lined up and followed the teacher to their new classroom.  Most were excited, but there were a few wet eyes (a couple kids and one or two parents)...I managed to maintain composure.  With all the parents, photos being snapped, and kids learning their way around...it was controlled chaos.  Ryan did a stellar job...responded to questions posed by the librarian during story time, fell into line with the others when asked, and when I peeked in on him in his classroom, he had put his backpack & jacket away and was patiently sitting at a table waiting to learn.  He gave me a smile, and an "I love you sign", and I left.  

As I was walking away, I heard a parent say "We're FREE!!!"  I guess that all depends on how you look at it.  I gotta say...I missed Ryan when he was at school.  So did Evan.  Evan first became a bit upset when we got in the car after dropping Ryan off...I was strapping him in and as he pointed back at the school said "BuhUh!  BUH UH!!!"  I explained that brother was at school and we would see him later.  When we got home, I unstrapped Evan and he began to squirm and complain.  I cued him to use his words and he looked me in the eye and said "GO!  BuhUh!"  There were several other times during the day Evan would ask about his BuhUh.  

We both met Ryan at his bus stop...excitement on our faces as he exited the bus first.  I loved walking home with him, watching him run ahead with some of his neighborhood kindergarten friends...energized by his day.

All in all, it was a successful first day for us all.

I've also added quite a few photos to the Hymas Photos section of the website.  There are 4 new folders as well as some additional pictures added to the Boys - July 2010 folder, so check them out!!  We had a fun and busy summer, the pictures help to tell our story.