This year Owen and Henry are starting back at school on the same day, so I am doing a combined post and an elusive picture of both of them together – easier said than done!

Owen’s First Day of Year Four

After a busy summer holiday, I think Owen is glad to get back to school for a rest. For someone who reads a lot, Owen left his holiday homework until the last minute, and was reading “How to train your Dragon” well past his bedtime last night.

In addition to the mandatory photo by the front door, I asked Owen some questions, to record how he changes over the years:

• Height: 123cm
• Shoe size: 2.5
• Bike(s): Vitus Nucleus 24 for mountain biking and United Recruit 16 BMX for riding to school and at the skatepark.
• Favourite colour: Red
• Favourite food: Flying Cows bacon cheeseburger
• Favourite book: How to train your dragon
• Favourite thing to watch on TV: ^{Hot wheels let’s race}
• Best thing we did over the summer holiday: Going to the Wave waterpark in Coventry
• What do you want to be when you grow up? A chemist

Henry’s First Day of Year One

Henry is keen to go back to school, although I am not sure that he prepared of the structure of being in a proper class, rather than the play focussed reception. Henry does not seem to be as academic as Owen, but I think he may play it down somewhat, as he sometimes reads quite long words unprompted. He was so keen to go in a meet his new teacher that he did not even look back or say bye to me.

Henry also answered the back to school questions, at least he has a more realistic career aspiration than last year…

• Height: 101cm
• Shoe size: 12
• Bike(s): Orbea MX20 (Owen’s old bike) for mountain biking, Frog 52 for cycle speedway and riding to school (until the brake get removed) and a Haro Frontside 16 BMX for the skatepark and riding to school once the brakes are removed from the Frog.
• Favourite colour: Pink
• Favourite food: Spaghetti bolognaise
• Favourite book: A squash and a squeeze
• Favourite thing to watch on TV: Sofia the first
• Best thing we did over the summer holiday: Our holiday in the South Downs (blog post coming soon)
• What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher