First day of school

The day has finally arrived.  The day parents dream about, and children dread.  It is the first day of the new school year.  After a short lived summer spending every waking moment together, my boys finally get to spend their days apart. 

This is a bittersweet day for most of us moms.  I am sure some dads to but especially moms, ya know with carrying them for 9 glorious months and all.

This morning Thing 1 and I were the only ones that had to leave the house.  Thing 2 is having a daddy day.  So I wake up at 4:30-seriously, 4:30.  This is simply because I got the grand idea to let Thing 2 sleep in my bed last night.  So I was woken up at 4:30 to the sound of "STOP IT BUBBA".  Apparently Justin was dreaming, maybe now people will believe when I say they fight in their sleep.  So I drift back to sleep and arise at 615.  This is before the alarm went off, go me.  I get ready, and while this is taking place Thing 2 decided he needed to eat, so he stumbles into the kitchen, and greets me with "Mama I need food".  I reply, "Good morning sunshine".  He then wakes up his brother.  Tristan springs out of bed, then jumps in the shower just to wake up a bit.  He then sits down to eat his requested breakfast, a soy butter and honey sandwich on toast.  He eats maybe half of it.  The kid is not a breakfast eater.  So he proceeds to finish getting ready, while complaining about his neck.  Bless his heart, he slept wrong the night before last and has a bit of a crick in his neck.  Nothing time won't heal. 

So we are ready to walk out the door.  The required first day of school pictures were taken, and kisses were given to hubs and Thing 2.  As we are walking out the front door he stops, looks at me and says, Mama, you are going to walk in with me aren't you.  Without skipping a beat, I said you bet your buns I am.  And we were on our merry little way. 

Upon arriving at the school, ya know the whole 2 mile drive, we walk into total chaos.  Finally we manage to make it to his room, and he puts his stuff down, and gets right to work.  It's hard to believe my little bitty baby boy, is now a little bitty second grader.  Ya know he is a little bit of a runt, compared to some of the others.

He will continue to grow and grow and learn more as the year goes on.  I will continue to be amazed at how much he has changed in the last 7 years.  Thus is life I suppose.