First Day Update

Oliver: I went to pick him at noon, they are to stay in their chairs until the teacher calls them to be excused. That was a hard task for Ollie, he was wiggling, doing this half stand/sit pose, waving and whispering loudly, "HI MOM!!" At the end of each day they are rewarded with a sticker if they behaved well, he, and all of the kids, received a sticker on the first day. He had so much fun and was a bit upset yesterday/Thursday because he wasn't going to school again. I asked him about the sticker and what he did to get it...

• Did you listen well to your teachers?
• Yes I listen!
• I'm sure Mrs. Van loved that you listened.
• Who?
• Your teacher. Mrs. Van, you listened to Mrs. Van and got a sticker, good for you.
• NO! I listened to my teacher, not Mrs. Van.
• Oh, who is your teacher?
• Mrs. Van.
• So you listened to your teacher, Mrs. Van.
• NO! Just my teacher.
• (chuckling) Who is your teacher again?
• Mrs. Van and Ms. Bobbins helps her.
• Well, thanks for listening to your teacher today. I love you.
• Love you too.

Noah: Grandma Ricki asked in the comment she left if if was hard for Noah to leave Oliver at preschool and the answer, wiping tears of laughter from my eyes, is/was a resounding NO. Quite the opposite actually, he was a little put out by having to go with us to drop him off, wanted to stay home and catch the bus. Rolled his eyes when I told him I had to get a picture of him at least walking into school on his day. Didn't understand, since this was his 6th first day of school, why I had to bother with such nonsense. That's my boy all right. Oliver and I waited out front, playing with sidewalk chalk and reading books, for Noah to come home. I caught a couple pictures of him getting off the bus and walking towards us.

• Hi Noah!
• Hey
• How was school? What did you do today?
• First day, just like all of my other first days, was a total waste of time.
• (laughing) Yeah the first days are usually about getting settled and organized.
• Can I go play?
• No, I want to hear more about your day.
• What do you want me to say?
  
• I want to hear more about your day. Who else sits at your table?
• Don't know.
• What days do you go to library? music? P.E.?
• It's all in the planner you have to sign, you can read it there.
• That's it, that's all you're going to say?
• Yup. Can I go play?
• Give me a kiss and you can go play.
• Can I just go play?
• Nope. Give me a kiss.
• (kisses me)
• Love you Noah.
• Love you too (rolls eyes and walks away).