Spencer's 1st day at school!!!

On Monday the 19th of September, the day that Spence had been waiting for for the LONGEST time finally arrived. His first day at school!!!! He was so super excited - I don't think there were actually any nerves AT ALL so when we went & dropped him off to Room 1 with Ms Craddock & all his new classmates there was no looking back! He's settled in amazingly well & is always excited to head out the door each & every day so that's really all you could wish for as a parent. 

We love Bayview School so it was super cute to see Spence all kitted out in his little uniform & ready to head off with his cuzzy Shy & big bro!

This kid was lucky enough to know half the school coz of Mac already having been there for 4 years! Here were some of Mac's crew ready to welcome him in :) I'm actually not sure that this was such a good thing as Spence never plays with anyone his age - in fact he just lost his new bestie from the last 11 weeks, Rico, coz he was a year 6 & so is off to Intermediate next year. Apparently he has big kids giving him piggy backs all lunchtime long & when we leave school in the afternoon there are always big kids saying 'bye Spence' & stopping to give him hugs lol

Pic from 1st day of school back in Feb 2016 when Spence was desperate to start school with Mac.....

And then with his big bro again in September 2017 on his actual first day...

There was a lot of photo taking this morning & Spence finds it hard to pull off a good camera smile at the best of times, so he was really starting to lose it by now - not that I can talk, I've got lipstick on my teeth lol

With his old kindy mate Tai

Spence & his teacher, Ms Craddock

After we dropped him off to his classroom, we waited a few minutes while they marked the roll & then headed off to a whole school assembly where Spence & his family were welcomed into the hall like royalty & as though we were coming onto a marae. They had a whole welcome ceremony for us & made us feel so incredibly special! I was honestly holding back the tears the sprit was so strong. I feel so blessed to be such of an awesome school community where my kids are so happy & cared for. It will be a really hard thing to leave Bayview School when that day finally comes :( What an awesome 1st day all around!