First Day of School

Jax started his 3-year old school year this morning, but I guess he was confused about where he'd be going. On the ride to school this morning, Anh asked him if he excited about starting school. Jax asked, "Am I going to my new school with my new teacher and new friends?" Anh explained, "No, you're going to your old school for a couple of weeks and then you'll go to your new school." Jax paused, let out a sigh, and said, "Oh, o-tay." Good to know that at least he's excited about a change of schools.

When they arrived at the school, Anh said it was complete chaos. He weaved through the crowd of parents photographing their kids on the first day of school. As he walked by Jax's 2-year old classroom on the way to the new 3-year old room, Anh looked in the window. He said the room was packed with crying kids, crying moms, and dads snapping pictures for the scrapbooks. Rookies!

Half of Jax's class is made up of new kids. So there were some tears in there too. Several kids were crying for their parents that had already left. One had attached herself to the teacher's, Mrs. M, leg. Poor woman was limping around the room thanks to the added and awkward weight. One boy was pouting and crying, "My mom didn't tell me about school!" Mrs. M said, "Oh, I'm sure she did."

Anh noticed a sad little Asian boy sitting in the corner all alone. He pointed him out to Jax, and said, "You should go say hi to that new little boy. He looks lonely." Jax just ran over to his two buddies from last year, Baylor and Daniel. Oh well. I'm sure he's just waiting to see which of the new kids like balls and running around the playground. Then, he'll be more interested in meeting them.