first day pictures

We made it.  The first day is behind us :)

All in all, it went really well.  The hours ticked by slowly and I was glad to be on my way to school pick up when lunchtime rolled around! 

Isaac sailed through - shy and soft spoken (his normal when he's in a new place with new people) but content and happy to be there.  His head teacher is as sweet as she can be, and seems so glad to have Isaac in her class.  

This guy loves making goofy faces for the camera.  And his little brothers.  And his big sisters. 

The girls - stellar.  So courageous.  1st grade here is not full of warm fuzzies and rosy cheeked teachers who hug you tight when Daddy walks away.  It's down to business, we're here to learn, follow directions and keep in line (literal and figurative lines).

yes! jackets!  constant rain and dramatically falling temps these last few days!

A bit of teary-ness from Lydia at drop off and pick up but she held her own.  Julianna cruised.  Mostly she's disappointed that the first graders don't eat in the cafeteria but instead pick up their food from carts and carry it back to their classroom.

A few more pics before I call it quits.  It's bedtime. 

I think Julianna might love learning to write Chinese characters.  The beauty and the art will certainly appeal to her, the endless repetition might be less palatable :) 

no front teeth for the first day of first grade :)

Day two, here we come!