After Connor got home from school on the first day, I had promised him we would do something special for dinner. Initially I thought we could go out to eat, or I would make his favorite meal...well, it turned out Craig was MOD (Manager On Duty) that night so I had to adapt my plan.
We ended up taking dinner to Daddy. Yes, it was just Burger King...but the boys didn't seem to mind.
It was a gorgeous evening.We took our food up to Mulligans since no one was around. We ate and talked about Connor's first day of first grade. I don't think you can see it in the picture, but Connor is eating on a red plate. His teacher sent it home on the first day of school. It goes back to an old American folk tale about eating on a red plate on special days. She sent a plate home with each student...to let us know they each had a special day. She also challenged us to recognize our child's accomplishments...both big and small...and allow them to eat on the red plate whenever we felt it would be special. I cried...yes, I am overly sappy...when I read the note from the teacher. It was so heart warming to know that she cared so much for my little guy.
I think we'll make this a tradition. A special night, a special meal to celebrate the first day of school. I'm going to go out and get a set of red plates so that each of my boys can be recognized for their special accomplishments!
A few days after Connor's first day. Jackson had his first day.
Watch our pre-school...jackson is on his way!
I thought Jackson looked so adorable. He was so eager to head to pre-school...and didn't even look back when I dropped him off. I stayed at the school for a Mom's group...then picked him up and we had a special lunch at his choice of fine dining establishments. McDonald's it was. We took PopPop along with us for the fun. I took the day off so I could enjoy it with Jackson.
My little guy is getting big, too. Oh.
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