Back to School

After the fastest summer on record, Marty and Thomas were geared up
and ready for back to school. Oh yeah, Thomas is off to Kindergarten.
He's in with the "big guys". And yes, Marty wore his spy hat.

Back to pre-school

Now it's Tom's turn. His backpack is fully loaded, his snack
is prepared, and it's back to Drumlin Farm for Thomas. New friends to meet, old friends to catch up with, it's an exciting day.

First Day of First Grade

Here is Marty ready to go back to school. He's heading off to Mrs. Meuse's class, excited to be up on the second floor, like one of the big guys, lining up on the opposite side of the school from last year. A sunny warm day for school.

Tom's along for support. No more stroller going to school for him.

Thomas in Preschool

Today was Tom's big day -- he started preschool at Drumlin Farm this morning. He was so excited! He knew just what to do. He greeted Ms. Paula and went to play on the grass. When it was time, he went inside, found his cubby, put his backpack right inside, took off his coat and went to do some more playing. And what's more, after 3 hours, he still loved it.

Both my boys are in school. It's a little crazy.

First Day of Kindergarten

Marty woke up at 5:30 am to tell me that he was "too excited to sleep!" Today is his first day of kindergarten. Do you like the shirt? He picked it out all by himself. And the lunchbox, too. The blue bag is a small present for his new teacher, Mrs. Levenson. We met her yesterday at the school's last summer playdate. It was a perfect morning for walking to school. Sunny and 60 degrees. We made great time and Marty was the first in line when the teachers came out. He knew right where to line up. His friend Gordon Pratt lined up right behind him, so he wasn't alone. Marty is psyched to know people in his class already and promised me this morning he would tell me all about his first day when he gets home this afternoon.

That's soon. I better go wake up Thomas ;)

In a related story, Tom is also very excited to go to school. So we snuck out to Drumlin Farm for a quick tractor ride. Tom starts on Tuesday. Check back for those pictures, too.