Wednesday 2nd September 2009 - 1st Day At School
Nearly four and a half years - just where have they gone exactly? On the Tuesday before I took him to MagicLand in Cirencester so he could have some fun before all the seriousness of school began...
Daniel started his new school on Wednesday morning. We took him down and waited outside his new classroom where the school had a clever way of getting the children in quickly to avoid any major tears.
By lunchtime when I went to pick him he already had dirty shoes and trousers! That was within 3 hours! Having this deliberately booked 2 weeks has been great for me as I get to take him in and collect him too. Initially he only goes until lunchtime then in a weeks time he'll stay till later before starting his "normal" hours from the beginning of October.
On Thursday his new school jumper arrived and it fitted perfectly. So many people are saying how old they feel when they see these pictures!
Daniel In His Second Match At Villa Park
Fair play to those concerned at Villa Park - they laid on plenty for the kids before the Fulham game, enough even that a 4yr old didn't get bored. Thanks to a mate who ended up with a spare adult&child ticket we ended up seeing the Fulham game which we weren't planning on doing 24 hours earlier!
He had his face painted, visited the three mascots, Hercules Bella & Chip and had some photos with them. He had his picture with the Peace Cup in the Villa Village and then we all headed off to the indoor area where he ran around and kicked a few footballs - he sweated like mad in there!
The game was OK - Fulham never managed a single shot. The early goal was important and almost missed by us as Daniel decided he needed the toilet right at kick-off time! Luckily we were virtually back at our seats when it went in. Daniel enjoyed the cheering and clapping but I reckon he thinks the PA system is too loud!
He really enjoyed his day with his friend Jack.
A welcome 3 points and then a drenching on the way back to the car! Daniel didn't mind though as he'd had a great day at the football with his Dad and his friends - 10 minutes into the journey back he was fast asleep!
