365: Day 251- First Day of School, 2013 Ed.!

9/9/13: Monday was Zoe & Silas' first day of 4-year-old preschool!

We started the day off with pancakes and then we finished making their lunches. This year they will go to school MWF and they will eat lunch at school on those days. This is a big milestone for us!

Hummus and cucumber sandwiches, carrot sticks, peaches, apples,
and a few goldfish

I tried to get pictures of them in the same spot as last year, but the sun was shining in their eyes so they were squinting.

They were soooo excited to see all of their friends!

I took the day off, so Derek and I went to the gym and then got some groceries. Midway through shopping my phone rang and I saw it was the head teacher calling - this is the last thing any parent wants to see on the first day of school!!!! Apparently Silas fell on the playground (which, consequently, also happened last year!) and had a big scrape on his cheek. Because we don't get any face time with the teachers at pick-up she didn't want anyone to panic when they saw him :) Thankfully he was fine by the time we saw him.

I was so curious to check the lunch boxes when we picked them up. This was Silas' lunch box,

Whereas Zoe's still had her entire sandwich and half her carrots. I know that TIME is going to the biggest issue for her, and hopefully it will get better as the school year progresses. She ate the rest of her lunch on our way to JP Licks for ice cream.

All in all, it was a great first day of school!

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