It's the First Day of School!

These little cuties started first grade today!  For the first time in their lives, they are going to get off of the bus (or out of the car) and walk into different classrooms.  This has been HEARTBREAKING for me.

Yes, I know that it's best for them to develop apart from one another, but I also know that each one finds comfort in having the other one in the same room.

Yes, I know that this gives them the opportunity to be Jacob and Jeffrey instead of the Meier twins, but I also know that they are an important part of each others' lives and being a unit is an important and special bond that they share.

Yes, I know that chances are their relationship at home will improve, but how am I going to be Mommy to both of them when I have to split my time between their classrooms?

Yes, I know it's probably for the best and that is why I refrained from storming into the school and demanding that they get placed together.  We'll give it a try and see how it goes.

The first day was crazy!!  In addition to them going to school for the first day, I also started my new gig as a kindergarten teacher.

We headed to the bus a little later than usual because we were supposed to be at the end of the route.   After a LONG time, a bus finally came into the neighborhood...but it wasn't the bus we were looking for.  The driver said that there was a change and to get on and off they went.  (While it was a little alarming, it was really an answer to our bus-drama prayers!)  We sent them off with a hope and a prayer that they would get on the right bus to come home.  

After a terrible thunderstorm and a long wait, they finally came back!

This one was a little reluctant to talk about his day.  I think he really missed his brother.  His homework asked him to tell his favorite part of the day and he said it was seeing his brother on the playground.  This is going to be very hard for him, I think.  I don't know how to help him.  He has friends in his class that he knows, but his brother is his calming influence in new situations and he is missing that.

This one told us how much he loves his teacher and all about the stories he read and the practice fire drill.  He had a great day and told us all about it.

As for me, my first day of Kindergarten was the shortest 3 hours of my life!!  All of a sudden, it was noon and I had to get the kids out of there.  There are 19 boys and 3 girls.  This is obviously God's way of telling me that I am never going to have a girl....EVER!

I missed my boys today.  It was great to come home and get a hug and kiss from the baby and then get the big boys off the bus.

Tomorrow, little man starts his first day at my school.  (His first day at the other school is on Thursday!)