First Day of School!

Okay, does Caleb not look like a baby body builder in this picture?! I wish I had those obliques!
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Anyways, Gabe started school this past Thursday. He is starting 4K this year, which is basically like kindergarten, but they start when they are four here. He goes every day from 12:20 to 3:15. (It would be until 3:00 but they do 15 minutes of Jesus time at the end- because it's a Lutheran school- yes, did we mention we are Lutheran now? jk. It was an optional thing, but we figured it was pretty basic stuff.)

The first day after school he hopped in the car and I said, "What did you learn today?" and he goes, "Um, did you know that Jesus is always watching us?" I was like, "Really? Where is he right now?" and he goes, "He is everywhere. But he hides so we can't see him." I was like, "Oh...I get it...."

I was wondering how it would go with dropping him off there. He was really good though. Caleb on the other hand....

When we were getting ready to go to school, I had to let Caleb wear his little Handy Manny backpack just so he'd get in the car and go with us. I took both of their pictures in front of the school when we arrived. I took them to the classroom and they both ran in happily. Gabe went and found his nametag and put it on. Caleb selected one that said, "Nate" and put it on. (Sorry, Nate.) Then I kissed Gabe good-bye and had to tear the screaming and kicking Caleb away from school and try to explain to him that he can come back when he's a little bigger. I felt so bad that I took him straight to a park to play instead of home for his nap. Most kids cry when you drop them off for their first day. No, not mine. They cry when they have to go home with me!:) Am I that bad? The first day when I picked Gabe up, he said, "I had fun, but I missed you mom." The second day when I picked him up he said, "I had fun! And I didn't miss you at all!" Awww! How quick they forget!

Hope the first day of school is treating you all well!