A First Day for the Second Grade

He survived! Believe it or not I was the basket case this morning as Joshua and I arrived for his first day of school. I don't know why I had such a hard time leaving him, but I suspect it was because it was his first day on the "big" campus and he had only a handful of friends in his new class that he knows. He would have preferred for me to stay for a bit longer, but I really felt that it was best that I left when I did since it was already 10 minutes after the bell rang.

I absolutely LOVE Mrs. Shutt as she put my mind at ease by sharing a story about leaving her youngest son Ryan (who is now 17) in his 1st grade class for the first day. It probably helps that she is the mother to two boys so we have a bit in common.

Joshua expressed that he had a fun day at school when I picked him up at YMCA today, and even brought a thank you note home from Mrs. Shutt for the items we purchased for the class. I'm hoping that 2nd grade will be just as fun as 1st grade and that we all survive our oldest son growing up way too fast! We love you, Joshua!