First Day of School!!!

I know people have probably been waiting for a post about the 1st day of kindergarten and 3 year old preschool.  I'm happy to say that there were no tears for either of the kids.  Of course, Owen was just changing rooms at his daycare, but it's still a big deal for him.  Gracie practically sprinted to the bus, so I was lucky to get one picture of her getting on.  She was so excited to finally get to ride the bus to school with her friends who live in our neighborhood. 

 Gracie waiting for the bus on our porch
 
 Showing off her Hello Kitty back pack
 
 Getting on the bus at the end of our driveway.  I had to yell at her to stop and take a picture for me.
 
 Owen walking in to his first day of being a "Grasshopper" the 3-yr-old preschool program at our daycare.  He about fell over his back pack was so heavy with all of his supplies.
 
Owen putting his back pack on his hook in the preschool room.
 

The first day was successful and Gracie had no problems at school.  She was exhausted by the time I picked her up from our neighbor's house.  She will normally ride the bus up to the high school to meet me, but on the first day we had early dismissal and in-service for teachers, so she went to our neighbor's house for the afternoon.  Gracie has Mrs. Johnson and said that her favorite part of the day is going outside for recess. Not a big surprise there.  She told me that she was able to do the monkey bars all by herself. 
 
Owen had a good day, as well, but told me I came to pick him up too early.  He hadn't been able to play outside long enough before I came.  Go figure.  The first couple days he did really well with dropping off, but this morning he was a mess again.  He was crying and didn't want me to leave him.  Hopefully he'll get into a routine again and it won't last long.  He has been like that with going to bed recently, too.
 
Anyway, I wanted to get this posted.  I will do another post with wedding pictures and other fun things when I get a chance!

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