First Day of School

Sniff. Sob. Hic. Sniff.

It's official... Ty had his first day of school today. We had been preparing for this all summer- totally building it up. Yesterday, there was an open house, where the kids got to wander around the rooms and take a look at some of the things they were going to be doing- Ty totally ate it up! He was so excited!

Last night, we started getting ready at about 6:00, so that we wouldn't be rushed in the morning. Ty is going to school out in Paris- which is about 20 minutes away, so we had to plan for travel time. He will be riding the bus- starting next week. But for the first couple of days- mom gets to take him!! Anyway- we laid his clothes out...

Put his backpack by the door...

Then dad gave him a blessing and we said our prayers. Ty was sure to add during each- that Heavenly Father should make sure that he had fun.

Ty got up bright and early and bounded into our bed at 7:00, dressed and ready to go. I almost hated to break it to him that school didn't start until 8:00. Oh well- we weren't rushed and that was the point! Ryan could tell that something was up this morning- he was really clingy and kept looking around trying to figure out what was going on. Here is a picture of our super snazzy pre-schooler...

Ty was pretty chatty as we headed out the door, but as we got closer to the school- he got quieter and quieter... I started to panic thinking that if he breaks down- I'm not going to handle it well at all!! But we pulled up to the school and he jumped out.

Because he had had the tour yesterday- he went right into the school and led Ryan and I down the hall. Once we got to the classroom and I helped him hang up his backpack- he turned to me and said, "See ya in a while Mama!" And that was it. He turned his back to me and went to go play with some of the other kids that were already there. I had nothing to do, but turn around and head back to the car.

Ryan was confused...

I pulled away, telling myself that I was NOT going to cry. That it is part of life. You have kids. They get older and life goes on. But this morning- it didn't seem fair. Why did he have to get to 4 so quickly? I know he's a pain in the butt and there are days that I try to sell him to the passerby... but... he's my baby. My buddy. My friend. Ty and I have done EVERYTHING together the last four years- and now- he's moving on. I know that I have Ryan that I get to do all those things with now- and how blessed I am to have him. To be able to share new things with him... But I'll miss Ty.

Anyway- school got out at noon, and this was Ty at about 12:30... He wanted to watch a movie on my bed. He didn't even make it past the opening credits.