unpack the backpacks

Tonight we went to the elementary school to have the boys unpack their backpacks & see their new classrooms.  They started to do this a few years ago & I'm so glad.  Our school has gone through a lot of changes over the last few years & can be confusing for everyone!  Both boys knew their teachers from previous years, so that was helpful.  Evan's classroom is actually the same Collin was in last year, so he's just saying he skipped straight to 3rd grade {he's actually in 1st}.  Collin is in a different building than Evan, which I think will be good for them both.  Last year Evan hung out way too much with the boys in Collin's class & not enough with his own class during recess.  It will also give them more time away from each other during the day since they don't share recess & lunch times anymore, so I'm hoping maybe they'll appreciate each other more when they don't see each other {hey, a mother can dream can't she?}.  We also found out that Collin's class gained 3 new students, which is awesome, since our little Catholic school struggles with enrollment.  He's hoping he'll make some new friends, too.  I have to hand it to Collin, he's definitely trying his best to keep a positive attitude, but I know he's very nervous.   Evan isn't ready to give up his summer, but he's in need of some structure, for sure!  He's more of a go with the flow sort of kid, which is a definite difference from Collin!  Tomorrow the boys want to ride the bus, so I guess I'll let them, even though I was planning on driving them.  I'll meet them at school anyway, we start each year off with a welcome mass for the whole school.  It makes for a great start to the year.  I'll try to take pics tomorrow of my cute little scholars.