Both boys were saying they were excited about school. But yesterday when I asked Rylan about going, he said "and Mommy, and Daddy." When I said that we weren't going to school with him, he just sat there staring into space for awhile. He continued to answer that he was excited this morning but his excitement seemed to wane a bit as we drove to school.
I missed orientation last week because of soccer practice but Brian got the boys' schedules when he went. Carter has Chapel this year and gets to check out books from the library. I think he's going to enjoy getting to do some new things this year.
When we arrived at school, I took Carter to his room first. He did awesome - walked right in and started eying all the new toys. He was a little quiet and shy but didn't seem scared. He found his name on his hook right away on his own and hung up his bag.
There are 3 kids in Carter's class from his class last year. His teacher had sent out a list of kids a few weeks ago so we knew who was in his class. He's been listing off the 3 he knows and keeps adding that one boy from last year isn't in his class (he's the one that hit and push and took some of Carter's food once). I too am glad he's not in Carter's class - he's not a terrible kid, his parent's just don't believe in suppressing his creativity or disciplining him.
After dropping off Carter, I took Rylan to his room. We put his lunch and diapers in the baskets outside his room and then Rylan decided he didn't want to go in. He turned his back to the room and kept saying no. I ended up picking him up and handing him over to one of his teachers at the door. I heard some "Mommy! No!" but that ended pretty quick and when I peeked through the window in the door a minute later, he was sitting on the rug. He had his pout face on but wasn't crying or complaining. I mustered my strength and headed out then :)
With my 5 hours to myself, I ran a bunch of errands and then went home to get some stuff done there. I realized that this was the first time I've ever been at the house without any kids. I had the TV on and kept thinking I needed to turn it down because the kids were napping and then remembered that I was home alone. It was weird!
I took a couple of toys out of our toy stash and put them in the boys' carseats as a "First Day of School Surprise".
I went to Rylan's room first to pick him up. The lights were off in his room still from nap so I waited outside for a few minutes. A handful of other moms showed up and one of the teachers finally opened the door. She said Rylan was still sleeping so I went to Carter's room to get him.
Carter was up and coloring a picture for me (he said it was a rainbow).
Carter's teacher (Ms. Anne) said that Carter did great and that he's super sweet. I didn't get much else out of her. I'm looking forward to getting to know her better so that I can find out more about how Carter is doing (she doesn't seem as comfortable with parents as Carter's teachers were last year).
Then we went back to Rylan's room. He was up now and came walking out to us holding his Mickey (I sent it in his school bag for his nap). He was happy to see us but not overly excited (as I had expected). One of his teachers (Ms. Jayne) said that he did great. She said he was happy, smiling, and playing all day. Yay! He even waved to Ms. Jayne as we were leaving. We'll see how he does tomorrow when only Carter is getting dropped off and then how he does on Thursday when I also drop him off! I also hope that Rylan's teachers are more open soon. They seem to want the kids left at the door and then they bring the kids to the door to you. I haven't set foot in Rylan's classroom yet!
Rylan's art project today was an apple:
I'm so glad both boys did well today! And I'm looking forward to having time to get some things knocked off my to-do-list! I love staying at home with the boys but I think we all need some time apart. It was a good summer but our patience with each other has been getting a little short lately. Hopefully school will be good for all of us!!!
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