first day of the second grade

It went great! And Blake gave me permission to share this picture, with his favorite "thingerless" gloves, a new backpack, and the new-to-him trick bike (ask me about the Bozeman Bike Kitchen - what a great resource!). He's got one good friend in his class, but is having a hard time finding people to play with at recess. Unfortunately, as the new kid on the block, so to speak, he doesn't know many others. We're encouraging him to be brave and ask to play with kids who look interesting or fun, but his favorite part of the day is the third recess, when our new neighbor boy and he have recess at the same time.

It's gonna be a great year!