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Before school activities for students and little siblings.

 

At home activities for little Caspian. While Atticus naps, he paints or plays with playdough. On Friday he also napped with Atticus and for the first time in a very long time, I had two quiet hours to myself! Bliss. 

 

Friday afternoon, school parade. Leo (the tall one in the centre), on stage with his classmates receiving a certificate and a big applause for a "Fantastic First Week of Prep"....

Afterwards, he presented me with a sweet beaded bracelet he'd made me in class.

 

 

 

One of the draw cards of this school was that all the classrooms are set within a mass of gardens and trees. Everywhere you look is greenery. It's very beautiful. While in Roman's classroom on Friday afternoon, one of the kids pointed out a red bellied black snake, coiled up in the garden outside! (Edit: They are rarely fatal, but a bite does require medical attention. Australian children are well aware that all of our snakes require cautionary behaviour when found in the wild)

I am so pleased to report that both my boys had a great first week of school. Even Roman, who was very nervous about not knowing anyone. His teacher told me at the end of day one, that he was a great participator in the classroom and quickly found a couple of mates. And Leo told me on the way to the car that he had so much fun and could he go again tomorrow! I definitely breathed a sigh of relief....

It was definitely an adjustment to our usual slow pace of life and I know I was exhausted by Friday afternoon. I slept for 14 hours that night (Thankyou Atticus for only waking once!). I was surprised that Leo still woke up this morning at 5am, but he went quiet at about 10:30am and I found him asleep on his bed. It's now almost 1pm and he's still asleep. Pure exhaustion! 

~~ Shara ~~