Back to School

It is finally that time of year when school is back in session. It seems like the last couple of weeks have really dragged out for us. My kids were ready to go back and move onto the next step and so was I. They were pretty tired of playing with each other and wanted some variety. It was a constant love-hate with these two for the last three weeks.

Megan made sure they both had outfits all picked out and alarms were set. She had to go over the schedule with me several times till she was happy. She's my little mini me when it comes to planning. Andrew could care less even though we told him several times that school was tomorrow. It was a bit rough going to bed a little early to be able to get up for school the next day. The excitement would not let them settle down to sleep.

Megan woke up bright and early and got a shower in and breakfast. She was ready with plenty of time to spare. Andrew wanted to curl up and go back to bed but after some coaxing he was dressed for his big day. Megan will be going into 3rd grade with the same teacher that moved up from last year. They had some holes this year and a few teachers moved around. We were pretty lucky to get her again. Andrew is going to have a wild ride this year. He'll be in mainstream Kindergarten which is only part time here. So on the off days he'll continue to go to the support center that he went to last year for help. This way he'll be a full time student again and get lots of help as we transition over to general ed. It will be a bit strange just sorting out what class he'll be going to and when. We've got calendars everywhere so I hope I can keep it all straight.

With tummy's full from breakfast and backpacks filled with needed school stuff we headed out to the bus stop. Little did we know that it was raining outside. Go figure that is has been sunny and nice all week and the 1st day of school comes around to rain. The kids geared up with jackets and sweatshirts and headed out. A little rain was not going to get in their way of the excited of the first day of school.

Megan's bus came first and she was so excited she stood out in the rain to wait a few minutes. She saw a classmate and couldn't wait to get out and talk to her. They have been in the same class together since Kindergarten and they live right down the street.

Right after Meg's bus pulled away I was moving the car to get ready for Andrew's bus when it pulled onto our street. I quickly parked and got Andrew on the bus. As you can see he was a little wound up. I hope he has a good day. This first day he'll be going to the support center so I'm not too worried. He is used to that routine and knows what to do. Thursday will be the big Kinder day. I've already offered my help to the teacher to come in if needed. She likes to have the kids settle down for a month or so before having parent helpers come in. I guess we will just cross our fingers and hope all goes well. I'm super excited to see how he does and the progress he'll make. This is going to be one interesting year.