First day of first grade

I can't believe Ryan is old enough to be in first grade already.  Where on earth did that time go?  He was so excited to go to school this morning and he was not the slightest bit nervous.   I, on the other hand, had the nervous stomach for him.  He couldn't wait to get on the bus and go to school.  Carter and I followed the bus to school and walked with Ryan to his classroom and got him settled.  We then went to Pump It Up to play and back for lunch with Ryan.  After school, we met the bus and Ryan chose Perkins for dinner.  He told us about his day - he loved his teacher, the fact that his buddy, Josh is in his class, and school in general.  To end our evening, we had an impromptu game of kickball with the neighbors in the backyard.  I'd have to say, that's not too bad of a first day of school for a 6 year old! :)

 

Does it hit you when you look at certain pictures how grown up your kids look?  That is the first thing I thought of when I saw this picture!

Bus stop buddies - 8 of them total, from 1st to 4th grade:

Not even a glance back...he's ready!!!

Getting off the bus at school with his friend, Lukas:

With his daycare buddy, neighbor, and classmate, Josh:

Getting right to work in the classroom:

His pod of 6 - he was in the same class as 2 of those girls last year:

Carter and I went to Pump It Up:

He loved it!!!  And we had the place almost to ourselves...bonus! :)

Getting off the bus at the end of the day:

Dad was videotaping and had his balloons waiting for him:

Ryan's choice of restaurant for his first day of school dinner, Perkins!

Put the DSs on pause long enough to take the picture:

Busy and content while we waited for our food:

Another first day of school...in the books!!!!  Here's to a great year! :)