First Day

The first day of school rolled around for the kids.  Isn't it funny how sometimes you forget the excitement of the first day of school even when you do it every year.  We were once again reminded of that excitement as Abram woke up in the morning with a giant smile on his face and a "I get to go to school today!" 

They got to walk up all by themselves...well actually they walked up alone with Mommy right behind them.

Katie walked right in, found her cubby and got right to business...

building with those blocks, again.  That's okay, she's a girl she can do anything she wants!

Abram's room was next. He had to check and make sure his name was still on the door, Yeap, still there!

Big surprise, he went straight to the computer.  Sadly, someone was already there.  So we quickly found "the real Gunnar" and life was okay.  "The real Gunnar" was his friend who has been with him in class since he was 2.  Sadly "the real Haley" was not there.

As Fletcher tradition has established, Mommy takes the kids to school on their first day and Daddy picks them up.  Daddy got there early enough to see Abram and his friends crossing over to the big boy playground (another big thing when you are 4).

Then time to big up big 3 year old Katie.  Her teacher brought Katie to the car with a giant smile...

which Katie shared with her Daddy along with some apples and a beautiful red finger painted picture.

Then across the parking lot again to the big boy playground where Abram gets picked up this year.  As the story goes, he told his teacher to let Daddy know he was not quite ready and could Daddy please wait just a minute.

Abram finally decided it was time to head out and with another giant smile he too climbed in the car.

Big smiles and "I can't wait to come backs" from everyone as the car started out for the next part of the tradition Kilwin's on Main Street for chocolate of choice.

 If I haven't already said it THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR for the Fletchers.