Summer is over and the kids are back in school. It's bittersweet because I miss them, but I was also so ready for them to go back. Mostly because I think they need a break from each other. And they have actually been nicer to each other since it started.
Peter (1st grade) thinks school is too long, but LOVES having lunch there. He's got a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle lunchbox- and a TMNT t-shirt and TMNT underwear, so he's all set. I'm really not a fan of "character" shirts, but he's so stinkin' excited that I even let him get it. He'd wear it every day if I'd let him. I told him once a week was plenty . . . and he cried.
Charlie (3rd grade) is in his best friend's class for the first time ever, so that's exciting. And he gets to join the school choir this year. YAY! He's playing flag football and it's hard for him. You know how he thrives on following the rules? Well there are a lot of rules in football. It gives him anxiety. He's actually having a lot of anxiety about EVERYTHING lately, so we've got him repeating in his mind over and over- "I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness." I think it's good for me to do too. In fact, maybe I'll frame it and put it on my wall somewhere.
When we actually got to Peter's line and I got ready to leave, his face fell just a little. I knew he was nervous, but he tends to not admit it. He just kind of shuts down. He was really hoping one of his two favorite people would be in his class, and neither is. He came home so excited to tell me that they get recess together.
Charlie didn't know I was there when I took the above picture. He was talking to his teacher from last year and I caught this smile. He had been so nervous about his first day, but seeing this made me feel better about leaving him.
I love his photo I took after school that first day. They both look so incredibly grown up. As excited as I am to have some time to focus on Squish and Baby Girl, I sure miss these two.
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