First Day of First Grade

Today my boy headed off to First Grade. Last night I cried and told David that Archer's supposed to be home with me, not going off on his own. I was happy to see on Facebook this morning all the accounts of other moms who had similar feelings. Yesterday I asked Archer how he felt about school starting and he said "Happy. Why did you ask me that?" I told him some people feel nervous and that's ok. He said he did feel a little nervous but mostly happy.

This morning it was raining so we drove to the bus stop instead of walking and when it was time for him to get out of the car I asked if he wanted me to come with him. "No. Have a good day, bye!" "Wait!" I called after him, "Give me a kiss!" So he did and I asked him again if he wanted me to go stand at the bus stop with him (in case he had changed his mind in the last 30 seconds) and he said no again and walked off without me. He turned around and waved at us but that was it, he was busy greeting the other kids at the corner and then the bus came and they were all gone.

And just like that, its back to school, Shelly and I are on our own without Arch and Dad and now we get to wait around for our men to come home to us in the evening. I can't wait to hear how it all went!

For a little trip down memory lane, here's my thoughts from Kindergarden and 4K (can you believe he's already in his third year of school?).