Today Finnegan and Patrick started Kindergarten!
After a special breakfast, Nannie arrived to stay with Sullivan (who was still sleeping) while Gill and I took the big guys to school.
Patrick and Finnegan chose their own outfits for their big day. The boys we wore their new shoes (Lightning McQueen and Spiderman) and carried their new backpacks & lunchboxes (Batman and Spiderman).
Gill and I walked the boys into the school and found the kindergarten hallway.
They introduced themselves, spelled their names for their name tags and put away their gear in their cubbies. This was their staggered start day, they will not have their assigned class/teacher/cubby until our next day back at school, Friday.
The boys sat right down at a table and got to work!
There were no tears (from the boys) when we left them. Sully and I spent the day with Johanna, Liliana and the kids and waited for the big boys to get home.
That's right - the guys are taking the school bus home!!
Finn and Patrick were all smiles when they got off the bus. Maybe it was because of the exciting day, maybe it was the crowd of people waiting for them, but whatever it was, I was so happy to see smiling faces!
(or maybe they knew we had cupcakes inside!)
The kids seemed to have had a great day. They brought home some beautiful artwork - a picture of their school, a puppet, and a handprint with the Kissing Hand Poem. The boys told us about making a snack that looked like a school bus, visiting the library and gym, having lunch in the cafeteria, meeting the music teacher and, of course, riding the bus.
Today was such a big day for our family. I hope that Patrick and Finnegan find this new adventure to be filled with new friends, new subjects and new ideas.
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