I’ll start with the boys. They get up early and go to school early and start early. For #3 child, this is fine. He sleeps hard and is ready to get up and go when the time comes. For #4 child, this is not OK. Lots of repeated trips to the room with back rubs, and bright lights, and bribes. And that’s just to get him out of bed. This ritual repeats for getting dressed, ingesting SOMETHING for breakfast, brushing the teeth (this is actually the easiest part) and combing/styling the hair. And, I wanted them ready a few minutes early for pictures! But we made it! Then, Britt and I walked the boys the 4 blocks to Westwood for their first day of 5th grade and Kindergarten.
Once we were there, Finn said we should go to Jake’s class
first. Easy enough! He is excited to have Mrs. Stuever for 5th
Grade, and he has several friends in there.
After a selfie with mom, we were on to the Kindergarten hall way. Finn had been in a good mood since he finally
woke up “fully.” He did great with
pictures, loved walking to school, was a perfect little brother as we got Jake
settled… And then as we neared his classroom he dug his heels in, and I
basically had to drag him to class. The
next 7-8 minutes of my life left me sad, frustrated, and extremely sweaty. With Dad’s help, and the Mrs. Edward’s (not
the same Mrs. Edwards from last year – a different one. That’s not confusing at all!) help, we were
able to leave him in the classroom for circle time and go on about our
day. It was TOUGH. There were tears all around. I even texted my friend in the office 30
minutes later to check in. She sent the
Vice Principal on a re-con mission for us, to find that (of course) he was fine
and happy and doing great. WHEW!
After we got back home, it was time to take the #2 child to
her first day of OFFICIAL High School! I
had told her if she would get up early for a quick pic with her brothers (at the top - no make-up), I
would take her to get breakfast on the way to school. She chose McDonalds. After a quick stop there, we were off to
Stillwater High School for her first day of Sophomore Year! Drop off was a bit chaotic, and this is the
pic we snapped as she stepped out of the car.
Later when the boys were dismissed for the day from Westwood, they
came up to the 3rd floor of the Student Union to see me for a moment
and tell me about their days. It was SO
MUCH FUN to hear them talk about the first day.
I would say both days were a success.
Jake said he was ready to go back for Day 2. Finn, well, he’s Finn. Not only are Jake and Finn complete
opposites, so are their first day of school end of day emails from their teachers! See below…
Emma and I texted a little bit early in the morning as she
prepared for her school day. She
promised me a picture or 2, which I *FINALLY* got around 2:00 in the afternoon!
LOL! She did her ½ of the traditional
Emma and Lara back to school pic. I,
however, had forgotten to do Lara’s! So,
we did Lara’s side after dinner (in her trainer clothes instead of her cute
FDoS outfit, and I got to merge them together in the name of tradition!
Lara’s school day didn’t end until 5:30pm when Football
Practice was over. #TrainerLife Finn had wanted to have dinner with Nana and
Grandpa. It was their 49th wedding
Anniversary, so we all decided to eat at Joe’s!
Eskimo Joe’s, that is. The big
kids got their traditional First Day of School Milk Shakes for dessert, and it
was the best way to end our First Day of School in 2017!
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| Happy 49th Wedding Anniversary Mom and Dad |
Here’s to a great year, Little Dream Weavers!
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