1st Day of School

Monday, August 29th:

Hard to believe that it is the 1st day of school partly because we're starting very early this year. It's still August for pete's sake! Well, we were up and at 'em early this morning and the house was a buzzing. We had a minor shoe issue but all in all it was a pretty smooth transition out of the house. Caitlin starts 5th grade and has a boy teacher and is super excited to see what the year brings. If you recall, last year (4th grade) was the "best year of her life!" Emily starts 3rd grade this year and they added another student to that class making it one of the biggest in the school. I believe they have either 19 or 20 students. Rachel will start on Wednesday and is pretty excited and maybe a little nervous. It sure will be nice to have all 3 together in one school this year. What will Natalie and I do with all of our alone time!?!?!?







Wednesday, August 31st:



It was Rachel's big day today! 1st Day of Kindergarten and she was up and dressed before 7:05 this morning! All she had on her face was one huge smile and her eyes were lit up! Things went smooth again. It probably helps that I'm up 30 minutes before the girls to get myself ready! As her sisters got out of the car and ran to the school, Rachel eagerly joined them and got almost to the door and stopped, turned around and ran back to us. She's eager, just not quite that eager! So we walked in and she found her line and patiently waited to be dismissed. Brian and I and the other proud parents followed them to their room and watched as they got comfortable with each other and their classroom. Watching the parents leave their "first" behind, it reminded me of the day Caitlin started and didn't want me to come in with her-just Brian. I remember waiting in the car wondering if she was missing me or needing me. It was such an emotional time. But even though Rachel isn't my first and I wasn't emotional like the first time around it was still hard leaving and wondering how she was doing on her first day. It sure wasn't the same around the house today. It was quiet and Natalie asked a few times where "Shesha" (rachel) was. Even she knew something was different. :)