1st day of 1st grade completed.

A success!!! I only cried twice today. It was a success for Christopher, too. Mrs. Shakespear "is so nice and so pretty". He loved eating hot lunch at school and told me that he even liked the fruits and veggies and ate everything before digging into his cookie. He told me all about having TWO recesses and getting to play on a bigger playground this year. He got a big confidence boost when he was asked to lead the lunch line (because of having the last name Armstrong) and was proud that he did so well. He was skipping out to the car when I picked him up and couldn't stop talking the whole way home. I was glad he did so well on his own. The elementary school he goes to asks the parents not to come in the classroom on the first day of school to cut down on the chaos and he found his way around like a pro. He's excited to go again tomorrow. It was also a success for Xander today. He has been trying to convince us for the past several days that he is 5 years old and wants to go to school with Christopher. At "back to school" night last Friday he picked out a seat next to Christopher's and said that was his and said what he wanted to eat for school lunch. I thought today was going to be really hard for him. He really stepped up to the plate... he was so good today and helped me and helped Darci and you cold tell that he was trying to take over the spot of big helper and big brother. He gets to start "Joy School" (preschool with a few of the neighbor kids with us moms teaching) in 2 weeks. I'm just amazed at how much the years have flown. I can't believe I have a six year old in first grade. I can't believe how big and mature he seems sometimes. Life flies at an unreal pace and I'm going to try harder to savor every moment with each of my children.