I had another free day with the boys last Tuesday before they returned to school.  Connor and I accompanied Logan to his orthodontic re-visit in the morning, so I could learn more about the situation and plan for his upcoming orthodontic work.  Next the boys helped me getting some grocery before we headed over to the theater.  The boys voted to watch The Secret Life of Pets.  When we arrived at the theater, I asked Logan to take Connor to use the restroom while I got us some popcorn; this worked out quite well.  The boys enjoyed the movie; I thought it was cute but not my favorite, and I actually took a little nap.  The important part of the day was when the class lists were being posted at school at 5pm, and we were excited to find out their teachers and their classmates.  All four of us walked over to school, and we also played some basketball afterward.  Logan is not going to be in the same class with his buddy Maxim, but from what I heard from other parents, both boys will have a great teacher this year.  After some exercise, we headed home to end the night to get ready for the first day of school.

    I took some time off on Wednesday morning to take the boys to school.  The boys did not seem nervous or excited; they were just ready as in any other day.  We walked to Logan’s classroom first.  Logan took over his bag of school supply, said goodbye to us, and went to line up with his class.  Then Connor and I headed to his class.  All the parents marched with the first graders to their classroom.  I handed over the bag of school supply to Connor and hugged him goodbye.  But then I saw all the parents entering the classroom, so I joined the group.  The teacher welcomed the kids and the parents, and gave us a short introduction.  Connor sat nicely on his seat and listened to the teacher.  At that moment I suddenly got emotional that my little boy is in first grade; I had to stop myself before tear came out.  Then it was time to say goodbye to the little ones before I headed over to the coffee gathering with Home and School Club at the courtyard.  I chatted with some parents before walking home to head to work.

    At the end of the day, the boys said they had a good day.  They both said their teachers are nice but also strict.  They had fun at CDC; the main part was that they could play with Maxim there.  We are happy that the boys had a good first day, and hope it will be a great year.