Today Y had her very first day of school. Delayed by a month due to the pandemic measures, and not yet full time. She’ll be 3 days in daycare and 2 days in Group 1 at school, until mid July when the 6 weeks of summer holidays start. From September 1st she’ll be in Group 1 full time. But today was the “First Day of School” which has been a beacon of excitement for Y already for months. With the backpak, lunchbox and drinking cup she all selected herself, she was ready to go.
For years I watched Peter posting first day of the school year photos of Oliver. The first one in 2007 (obviously, Oliver is now an adult). That was a year before we met Oliver, while visiting PEI in the summer of 2008. Over the years I thought it was a great tradition, as ultimately it builds a unique time series. Now we have our very first photos of what might become a timeseries too.


The first of September is Y’s first day of school this year. She starts in group 6.
Going to school the first day in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020.