another first

Thanks to the kids' beginning of the year school schedule, I had two days of dealing with the emotions of sending Sam off into the big, scary world of Catholic school (haha) before I had to send Grace off for her first day of preK. On Sam's first day, I had the day off of work, so Grace and I planned a playdate in the morning and then spent the afternoon painting her school tote. She did a great job with it, painting her own name and self portrait and only needed a little help with the flowers she wanted to include. She still has plans to also paint the back of the bag, at some point. She's thinking of including the whole family, including the dog and cat :)

Again, I of course documented the morning...

Our two Catholic school kids...

Sam, being the old pro who had already been attending this new school for two days, filled Grace in on where everything was as we were walking to his classroom to drop him off.

Grace's first day was a short one, but she is really looking forward to tomorrow, when she gets to take her lunch in her new iCarly lunch bag (I'm still trying to figure out if she's 4 or 14). Just like her brother, she was also so proud of herself that she did not move to yellow or red on the discipline chart. And while it was heartbreaking to send two off to school that morning, when I picked Grace up at 11 and asked her what her favorite part of her first day was, she at least gave me this: "When you came back." Maybe they do still need me a little bit, at least. :)