Both guys went off together this morning. For the first time in four years they are in the same school (same PTO! Same Open House and Back to School Nights!). And Second Son is no dummy. He knows that he can count on his brother to fill him in on what he needs to know, see to it that he gets to the right place. No nerves about the first bus ride, because he's got his brother. At some point no doubt that will become a bit grating. But meanwhile, he knows that he's got a good deal going. Eldest Son even primed the teachers to like him (their Jr. High math teacher went so far as to tell me how sorry he was that I'd had only the two).
It's going to be fun watching these two in the next phase of their life as brothers. Then in two years, Eldest Son gets to go off and pioneer a new place again. And when it comes to college, who knows if they'll be together. I hope they treasure this time.
Here are the boys on their first "self-propelled" pack trip, when they were 3 and 4 years old:
And this summer in the Canadian Rockies. Snowball fights in summer! Yeah! Boys grow up fast, but some things don't change.
One thing obvious is you have taken the time to enjoy them while they are with you, and my young men are proving that that means they will still want to enjoy you and come back round when they are no longer at home. Giving them a strong sense of family goes with them when you can't.
ReplyDeleteOH sniff sniff, they do grow up so quickly! My first born baby just graduated from college this summer and my second baby, the last one at home, is in her senior year of high school. WAAAAAA.
ReplyDeleteBut like you, I enjoy each phase they are in and love them as adults. :)