First Day of First Grade!

Palmer has been dying to go to school for the full day since preschool. He loves school and learning and will finally be somewhere that they will be DOING things all day. He is definitely a goer.

His brand new BIG backpack. He needed a bigger one for his lunch box. Lincoln now gets the "Kindergarten backpack".

He just looked so cute and grown up on his first day.

First grade.

His brothers had to get into the action. Lincoln was so sad that he wasn't going to school yet and had to wait an entire week and Hunter had to wait two!

In front of his classroom.

Palmer's great teacher Mrs. Van Adrighem (he has spelled it some really funny ways).

We were out in the hall watching him and his cute teacher came and got us and invited us to come in and see everything. I was so grateful that she was sympathetic to us nutty parents.

I really hope it is going to be a good year. Mrs. Van Adrighem has since talked to us about her being worried he is going to be bored in First Grade and maybe he should go into second grade...I have been worried about this. Palmer LOVES to learn and eats it all up. He can either be the oldest or youngest in his class and I feel that socially he will be happy in First grade. His teacher agrees with this and I really pray that it will stay that way. She is going to give him extra work and do some additional things with him when things calm down. Josh and I thought (and prayed) long and hard about where we feel he should be and this is it. I really hope that things go well and that he isn't bored.

The best thing of all? His cousin Savanna is in his class once again this year. I don't know how long we will be lucky enough to be close to my brother and his family and I am glad that we get to take advantage of it right how. Palmer and Savanna really get along well (almost too well).

Palmer came home thrilled withe the first day. He loved eating lunch at school and riding the bus home. Our great next door neighbor boys walked home with him and Palmer was just pleased as punch with the results of the first day.

I love his hat! He felt like the coolest thing ever!