Back to school time

In the one month since we've been in the new house, Chris was in Detroit for 1 week, I was in the Med for 10 days, we have 90% unpacked, bought a lot to pull the new house together and have finished up the summer at camp.  All of this has culminated to the next big day that everyone was counting down to - back to school day!

Asher had his first day back at the JCC last week and it was a seamless transition.  He knows Ms. Jen from summer camp, his classroom is the same and all of his friends are still in his class.  There wasn't a big hype about back to school for him cause he was at JCC camp all summer and feels like it is his second home.

Riley, on the other hand, had a huge change when starting first grade today!  He is at a new school, with new kids, taking the bus and going to school for the full day.  He has been counting down the days until school started and this morning when he woke up, he asked if the bus was here any time he heard a card drive by.  The bus comes right next door and if I could bottle the excitement he had when stepping on the bus for the first time, I would!

He came home announcing that he had a great first day, he loved the bus, our neighbor is in his class and he has a really sweet teacher.  I am hopeful that we can keep this momentum going and each day (or at least many days) go as well as today did!