Flashback: First Day of School, September 8, 2016

The night before the big day we had our annual Back to School Feast, complete with stained glass stars inscribed withe the boys name, grade, and year.

We toasted the new year with shirley temples.

Both boys were excited the next morning.  No problems getting up and ready.  Freddie had a full day, so he got his daily napkin note packed in his lunchbox.  Just a half day for Hans, so he'd get lunch out with Mama and Dad.

I love walking the boys to school.  This will be hard to give up one day.

Proud 2nd grader

Then we got to bring this guy to Kindergarten.

He knew his teacher, and said he was ready, but seemed a bit nervous.  Told me to go, I think so he could get himself settled and into the groove.  There were a lot of moms lingering so the teacher gently shooed us all away.

He was all smiles when I picked him up at the end of the day.  We headed into the city with a packed lunch of "pinwheels" to eat with Dad at his work as requested by our Kindergartener.

Kindergarten and 2nd Grade!!!