First Day of school and am I the only one not doing a happy dance?

This morning went rather smoothly.  I was awoken at 6am by my sister's random text messages.  My phone would not stop dinging.  At least I got up early, got dressed, had coffee and go kids dressed.  Markus mentioned that he was a little nervous.  "That is understandable" I said while drinking my morning coffee.  I put on Wild Kratts for them and fed them breakfast.  I got their rain jackets and boots ready for them.  First day of school and it is raining! Oh well, I packed them in the car early so I would avoid the parking frenzy, especially on rainy days.

Immediately once we got there Markus was greeted with kids that he knew and were in his class.  We got the teacher's name and he stood in line, while Sonja splashed in the puddles.  I was feeling a bit dizzy with all the commotion, parents trying to figure out what class their kids are in, kids running around as if they never had the long break in the first place and younger siblings crying and wondering why they were not going to school as well.

It helped that we already knew some people going in.  But, as that bell rang and I hugged and kissed Markus good bye, he suddenly did not seem happy any more.  He said bye solemnly to Sonja and walked sluggishly in.  I wondered what had happened.  Did that kid behind him say something to him? did his nerves get the best of him? was he said to say good bye?

Sonja and I came home and I turned on the t.v and ate.  Things are quiet now.  I am not really sure what I should be doing with myself.  Things are very quiet around here now.

Some of the photos I took this morning.