Each of my kids got their very own day to start their first day of school for the year. Katelynn went back to school on Monday, August 25th with the majority of students around the Charlotte area. She was ready. Summer was fun, but she was ready for the constant interaction and socialization with her peers (and probably a little break from her brothers). Monday was an easy day for me as the mom. It's never easy for me to say goodbye to summer and send them off to school, but it was much easier with my little girl who was super excited!
This is Katelynn's 2nd year at our new school since the move. We LOVE Rock Springs Elementary and are so happy we were able to make it possible for our kids to attend there. Katelynn only knew a few kids that are in her class, but the huge bonus was that her best friend from last year was in class with her again this year so she was happy as pie. I think this is going to be a great year for her!
Justin started his first day of school two days later on Wednesday, August 27th. I was a pretty nervous mama. For those of you that know Justin well, you know that he is our child that really struggles with changes. He does not like surprises and likes to be prepared for everything before he conquers it for the first time. Last year was a rough start when he started a new preschool where he didn't know anyone and where Katelynn hadn't attended. I thought since he was familiar with Rock Springs that he wouldn't have a very hard time with the start of kindergarten. His big sister would be there, and he knew quite a few kids that would be starting kindergarten there as well. I started questioning how well he would do when he started crying about going weeks before school started. I realized then that while he knew the building, his fears were still there because we couldn't prepare him with his classroom surroundings or even knew who his teacher would be. Once we found out who his teacher was, the kids that would be in his class, and had visited the classroom, he started to calm down some and actually opened up to the idea of the new adventure he was about to take on. By the time all the kids in the neighborhood came home that first day of school, he had decided he was ready to go. I still thought we may have some struggles when the time came, but he made me so proud that morning of drop-off. He didn't shed a single tear and actually seemed rather unphased by us leaving him there.
What Justin was most excited about was the idea of getting to ride the school bus home from school (I drive them in the mornings because the bus comes way too early.). He got off the bus with a big smile on his face and was ready for his next school day! He still says (three days later..) that his favorite part of kindergarten is riding the bus! :)
And now for the third and final child to start school tomorrow. Have I mentioned yet what a HUGE deal this is? My last ever baby will be going to school. I think that might mean that I can't call him a baby outside of the house anymore. :) Ryan is a bit nervous about school and has already shed some tears about going. It's that mommy-leaving part that is the problem. When we went to his orientation last week, he walked into the building like he owned the place and was no stranger to going right over to the play dough and starting to play. He is more social, but he is having a hard time thinking about me leaving his side each week. Fingers crossed it goes better than I am expecting it to!
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