First Day Of School, 2010.

7:10AM on the first day of school. Obligatory "brothers" photo.

Brendan has been adjusting to 7th grade & middle school. His bus never arrive for pick up on the 1st day, so Brad had to drive him. The first 2 days were filled with fire drills, tornado drills, mastering his locker, navigating the hallways and a grass skirt. The grass skirt was part of some sort of team building assembly. He has had a bit of homework, has been late to 2 classes, "But only like 1 minute late, Mom!", and has been assigned his first novel in Language Arts-1984. He has said,"I'm actually going to learn something in middle school!" and apparently has forgotten the numerous things he learned while in elementary school.

Brett  needed no adjusting to 2nd grade, other than getting to bed earlier for his 6:40AM wake up. He's confident and mature and was so ready to be with the buddies he missed over the summer. He's had some busing snafu's including a ride home of nearly 1 hr and 20 minutes on the 2nd day of school and getting on the wrong transfer bus and thusly, ending up at the wrong school. He told me,"I saw the note you wrote, Mom, about which bus to take, but I threw the note into the recycling bin." Hmm. He'll never make that mistake again. He's sitting at a table of 2nd grade boys (he's in a 1/2 split, looped with last year's teacher) and I imagine before long his teacher will split up those 2nd grade boys!

Bryce also started school this week. He's in the Early On program through our school district and qualifies based on his speech and feeding delays caused by his food allergies. He attends class with me 1 day per week and an OT and a speech therapist each come to our home 1 hour per week. Bryce spent his first day at school riding a tricycle in the hallway, naming the colors on the rug we sit on in music, and doing puzzles in the fine motor room.  He's the tallest child in class by a good 6 inches.