The pace picks up a few notches.
New shoes, school supplies, backpacks and lunch boxes are purchased.
Friends are reunited fresh from family vacations tanned and energized and new faces mean new friends.
Some mothers rejoice and others rock quietly in the corner counting down the hours until they can see their “babies” at the end of the day.
First day jitters run a muck as outfits are carefully laid out.
Carrying precious cargo, big yellow school buses can be seen on residential streets and freeways twice a day.
The interwebs are plastered with darling faces and goofy smiles holding signs announcing their new grade level.
It’s back to school time!
I love seeing how much Lucas has grown over the last three first days of school; from his over sized dinosaur backpack and beloved lovey (which he still takes to school every day!) to a Cars lunch box the next year and most recently the planets one he had to have. He’s gone from a baby to a little boy in the blink of an eye.
Lucas was just two years and two months old when we sent him to preschool. Sometimes I worry that it was too soon, but from day 1, he has loved it. He is now officially in Pre-K!
The things he learns at school (the life cycle of a chicken…what?!) and shares with us once he gets home continue to astound me and I’m thrilled at how excited he is about perfecting his letters, reading, learning to cut with scissors, coloring within the lines and proudly covering our refrigerator door with his latest artwork. I can’t wait to see where this school year takes him.
I hope all our children have an awesome school year!
This post was written for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop Prompt #4. First day of school!
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Those pics are adorable! The one with the lovey? It’s killing me!
I love the planet lunch box. I hope he has a wonderful start of the year.
I love the planet lunch box! I hope he has a wonderful start of the year.
OH LUCAS, you handsome, smart, amazing little boy.
Have a fantastic year in Pre-K!!!
(sending your mom all kinds of hugs and love)
xo
Pre-K… he’s getting so big! But still has the sweet little face.
I hope that it’s a wonderful year for the both of you.
I love the progression in photos – so adorable! I hope he enjoys another fun, wonderful year!
He’s grown so much! What. A. Cutie. I do love my kids being in school, because I love seeing them learn so much. But, it’s also bittersweet to me.
He is getting so big! Hope he has a wonderful school year. We start here next week.
I love reviewing the shots of my kids from year to year. Always amazes me how they have grown without me noticing it in real life!
Thankfully for Lucas, first days are not such a big deal since he goes to year-round school. I remember loving the first day of school!
He’s grown so much over those three pictures! So cute. Happy back to school!
I love seeing the progression, he is SO cute. And my second little guy had the same shirt Lucas has on in the first photo so I got even more sentimental!
Hope he has a wonderful year of learning and fun!
He has grown so much, and I’m so happy I was here to see that first picture!
When my son was in pre-k, he insisted I take a picture of him from the back with his backpack on in front of our front door. I took one of him like that on his last day of high school (he was thrilled). But the progression was mind-blowing, especially since it’s the same front door. (Same fingerprints on it, I imagine.)
I hope he has a fabulous year!
Watching kids progress in photos is so much fun! Look how big he’s getting!!
on the face without warning, and always when least expected but of course, when is.