Really this photo was taken on day two. On day one we were so so so late. It was also street cleaning and parking was not only challenging it was an insane nightmare. I ended up parking in a dry cleaner's green zone down on Sacramento Street and piggy-backing Max a few blocks, pulling his arm for a few blocks while begging him to please run. It wasn't a pretty picture. We missed the morning story. I basically had to push him in there, kiss his cheek and say go get 'em. Getting back into the school routine is a challenge. Getting the kids to bed early enough, waking up early enough, making breakfast, packing lunches, getting them dressed — it often feels like we've run a mini marathon all before 8:30 am. I promised Max a first day do-over so on day two we got there early, took this photo and a few videos (which I need to learn how to upload for this blog) and spent time in his classroom. Max seems ready to tackle kindergarten. I just hope his teachers are ready to tackle him! He's become quite a willful handful and can resist listening like no other. We are working hard on listening and keeping calm. It's more than a challenge. Most of the time though he's a sweet dreamer and a cuddle bug.