Firsty

Monday was a big day of firsts for us! Our school was finished with not a moment to spare and both kids started in their new classrooms. Here they are walking to school on Monday morning. I love that the school is now in a little patch of forest!

Liam has suddenly decided to speak, and all the way to school he was happily burbling "dool, dool!" Kieran chimed in and reminded him how great it was that they were both going to the same school, but Liam got all mad and insisted, "no, MY DOOL!!". I wasn't too concerned about him handling a full day away from home; here he is about a nanosecond after I dropped him off:






















Can you believe Kieran is in Grade 1? He has homework! He also has a simply fabulous teacher, I can't wait to see the fun they are going to have this year. He is as pleased as punch to have his very own desk and homework bag. I will just be impressed to see him SIT in a desk for more than an instant. He and his classmates were so cute when they all saw each other, gleefully showing each other all their loose and missing teeth and figuring out who was the tallest....


After school was Kieran's first karate class, which he said was awesome even though he was exhausted from school. He's not exactly catching flies with chopsticks yet but he seems to be taking to it with a lot of enthusiasm. I think it is because he realizes that it is his first step towards becoming a Jedi Master.

Liam is very upset that he is not allowed to do karate, and spent the whole 45 minutes in the waiting area doing his kicks and blocks and yelling "kee-yai!". He can't wait to be six. I told him "I'm sorry Liam, you're too little for karate". To which he responded, "NO! meme BIG! meme BIG kee-yai!" which I think is Liamish for "But I must be tested early if I am to begin my padawan training".

Big day for my big boys.