School Days

Yep, it's true.....Miss Gracie is now officially a kindergartener! Today marked the first day of a long school career for our girl. :) Tom took the day off today for our big day. Gracie bounded out of bed and was the first one dressed.

All of the kids are in a new school this year, so there was a bit of apprehension on all their parts. They are going to a school that is K-8. Heidi is in 8th grade and I have heard so many good things about her teacher. Her teacher met us at the front door of the school saying that she was waiting for Heidi. She put her arm around her and they were off. Heidi's day went pretty well. She has trouble with change, so it's hard for her, but with time I'm confident that she will do just fine!! Hard being the new kid in the building when you are 13!! Today was only 1/2 day, so not a lot of down time to socialize with the other kids. Once she knows the kids better I'm sure she will be A-Ok! She is turning into such a young lady. I'm so proud of her!!

Jacob's nerves kicked in when we got to the school. He is a boy that makes friends extremely easy....very outgoing, but all the newness left him feeling a bit uneasy. We took Jacob to his room first and met his teacher. You gotta be careful with a 4th grade boy....can't fuss over him or the situation too much ya know. So, we met the teacher, she showed him where to put his backpack, and the first thing she said to him was "You can pick any seat, but if you talk I will move you anyway" So we left Jacob giving us that extremely nervous and uneasy look......poor kid!....can't give him a hug or kiss because that would be the ultimate WRONG thing for a 4th grade Mom to do. When he got home today he said, "I was scared to go to a new school at first, but now I LOVE it" :) He thinks it's pretty cool that his teacher's name is Mrs. Frisbee. lol! The highlight of the day for Jacob was the headlice check...lol! He had to get toothpicks and demonstrate exactly what they did on all our heads after dinner tonight.......Ha!

Then Miss Gracie....we took lots of pictures of her in her kindergarten class. She was quiet and observant. She put her backpack away and found her name and sat down. There was one crier in there.......poor little fella! Her teacher is wonderful! She began talking to the kids and asking them questions. "raise your hand if you ate breakfast this morning"...Gracie sat there. "raise your hand if you know my name"..Gracie sat there (even though she does know her name), etc. etc. Gracie never raised her hand, just sat and observed! lol!.......give her a day or two and that WILL change! ;) She was Miss Chatterbox when we picked her up telling us every detail of her day! LOVE that she tells ALL! :) Have to pry details out of Jacob. ;) She also informed us that she did not say one word all day......Ha Ha Ha!! That too will change BIG time! :) The highlight of her day....drawing shapes..circles, diamonds, squares, and triangles. :) When I called her in from playing tonight I told her that she had to take a bath so that she could get to bed because she has school tomorrow...she looked startled and said "Again??" lol! During the summer the kids' bedtimes have been gradually getting a bit later, until by the end of the summer they have been heading to bed about an hour later than usual. So, when I told Gracie it was bedtime she said, "We have to sleep in the sunshine?" lol! Such a sweetie!