First Grade

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 was Draven's first day in the First Grade. Walking him in those big red doors again as the first day of school is here another year, I see my son's excitement. To see classmates he hasn't seen all summer, showing confidence in this new chapter as a first grader, and hugging friends he has missed, Draven's first day of First grade is here. Waving "I love you" hand signs to one another, I wonder when he will think he is too old to that anymore or when I am no longer asked to walk him to his locker. Until then, I cherish these moments as Elora tells Draven that she loves him and in her continuing pronunciation of words she adds, "Have a good day Draben!" As that final morning bell rang, Draven's teacher, Mrs. Derifield, welcomes the students into her classroom of mysteriousness and adventure as this new world of the First Grade begins to unfold.