First Day of School

First Day Of School August 2014

 

 Another great first day of school.  I'm not sure how long kids stay this excited to get back to school, but I'll take it for as long as I can!  Cooper was very excited to be a big brother to Isabel at school this year.  He promised to take good care of her, but I'm sure he forgot once he got around his friends again and the silliness resumed.  He has been walking her to her class room before he goes to his every morning which just warms my heart!  Isabel was also quite excited for school, but a little more nervous.  She had been having bad dreams frequently towards the end of the summer, which I'm sure where attributed to the looming first day of Kindergarten.  But she was very brave and showed no hesitation to get on or off the bus as she made her way to her class room.  She has the same teacher that Cooper had for Kindergarten which helps to settle some nerves (for her and her parents)!  And then there's Emma.  I'm quite sure she has no idea what's going on around her most of the time, but she sure is excited about it!

 

 

 

The bus stop! 

 

See, told you Cooper was going to "take care of his sister!"  Ha! 

 

Off they go!  They are pretty lucky kids as their cousin Alice was waiting on the bus for them!  So lucky that she is a fairly close neighbor to us now and she gets on the bus just 2 minutes before them!

 

 

Arriving at school.  The backpack slung over one shoulder.  The true sign of a cool kid!

 

Here comes Alice!

 

But she was a little too slow, so Isabel had to pass her!  

 

Emma and Daddy heading to her first day of preschool! She is very excited, but again, not sure she knew what she was in for.  This is a different preschool than the one that Cooper and Isabel went to, so she wasn't as familiar with the building and the teachers.  

 

So far so good!

 

Emma's class room, The Narians!  

This was the last smile I saw from her this morning.  After walking into the classroom and reading a book with Mommy and Daddy, she was not excited about us leaving.  That's an understatement really.  She BAWLED!!!!  Totally freaked out screaming for me not to leave her.  Ugh, my heart.  Thank goodness for her wonderful teachers who took her in their arms and comforted her as I had to dash out of the building to do some bawling of my own!  Ha!  You'd think I'd be a pro at this by now.  She was quite sad the second day I left her as well, though by the 3rd day she was being very strong and brave.  She even said to me "I'm not going to cry when you leave Mommy."  And she's kept her promise ever since!  She continues to love school, and her vocabulary and enthusiasm for life continue to grow each day!