1st day of school - part 1

(drew and his new 2nd grade teacher)

today was drew's first day of school.

not just ANY school ... but a NEW school.

AND ... it went REALLY well!

he walked out of school with a big smile on his face and couldn't wait to tell me how awesome it was.
in fact ... he said "it is so much better than madison!" (sorry all you mustangs! i still miss you if it means anything.)

he LOVES his teacher.
we were pretty sure he would - but i'm glad the first day has come and gone and he really does.
his teacher uses music a lot. he uses songs as a method of transition and at various other times throughout the day.
that is SO up drew's alley.

i went back and forth on where to send the boys for school.
at the beginning of august i had FINALLY decided that i wanted them to stay where drew had gone for the past 2 years.
i LOVED the school. i LOVED the teachers. AND we had all made great friends.
HOWEVER ... a week later i found out that was no longer an option.
first of all their kindergarten numbers were high - so ben would be a problem.
second - the district does open enrollment on a year by year basis so we would never be guaranteed a spot.
i just couldn't deal with the uncertainty of that.
SO ... with 3 weeks before school i registered the boys in a school that i had not even considered earlier.

HOWEVER...
i am SO happy with our decision.
the principal went above and beyond to fit the boys with teachers that together we thought matched their "styles".
he allowed them to start even though we aren't technically moving until the end of october.
(he would did not HAVE to)
i felt SO good about each of the teachers that were chosen for them
i had heard great things about the school
the boys knew kids there because of summer baseball - so they wouldn't be blindly entering a school of unkown faces
AND
it had the same "home-y" feel that madison had.

of course i still wonder how the boys would have done at madison.
and i miss seeing people there.

BUT ...
today seemed to go REALLY well.
AND ...
ben is SUPER excited about starting tomorrow.

SO ...
for now ...
i feel very at peace with what we decided
AND ...
i am VERY excited for a fun year!