The day has finally arrived!  Sophie has only been either worrying about it or eagerly anticipating it or a combination of both for about 2 months now… and at long last the day has arrived! Her first day of first grade!  It was a long one… she got on the bus at 8:22 this morning and didn’t get off the bus until 3:30!  Max and I had LOTS of time to get things done and play and have lunch and a snack, and play and eat yet another snack…. he kept asking me “Is it time to go get Soph (from the bus) yet?”  I think he will enjoy some extra Mommy time (and he starts Pre-K next week, 4 afternoons a week) but I also think he’s going to miss his big sister, too. Her teacher this year is Mr. Romano, and he is who I was hoping we’d get as everything I hear about him sounds just fantastic.  He has a reputation as being very on top of it, having high expectations for his students but also really making sure they are set up for success, too.  So, take a look through the pictures to see what I mean and check out the pics I got of Sophie’s day.  She rode the bus but Mr. Romano requested parents come up for the first few minutes of the day to hear about the daily schedule, etc.  So, I got to get some photos of her starting off her day in her classroom which is pretty cool.  Next up… Max’s start next Monday!  Enjoy!