First day of school in Belgium

Today Elias and Mendel went to their new school in Keerbergen.
http://www.basisschoolatheneumkeerbergen.be/site/

At 8:35, I dropped Mendel off first, knowing how quickly she gets settled.
Then I walked Elias to the meeting point for the elementary school kids and while walking I felt how he squeezed my hand a bit harder and harder.
But all went well as he recognized a boy that lives in our street that also happens to be in his class - he was very excited about that.

At 3:45, I picked them both up. Mendel was sitting on a little bench outside her classroom holding her backpack and a balloon. She showed me "her symbol: a toothbrush" - this is where she has to hang her jacket.

Together we picked up Elias, who didn't like his first day too much. He expected more playtime. On the positive side (I think), he says he's in love with a girl in his class. He doesn't know her name, but he does know that she has a brother that was stung by a bee. She was also wearing a really pretty T-shirt and has short blond hair ... and he is a little in love :-)