Whew!

Today was the first day of school for the kids! New school, new teachers, new experiences riding on the bus, etc, and it all went GREAT!


Last night, Alexis was having a bit of a freak out moment when she realized that the next day was school. She kept screaming while sobbing "I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL!" Drama, drama. I just kept telling her that she didn't have a choice, and that she'd have a lovely time.

This morning, Tyrus was up and dressed before the alarm even went off! He was super jolly and ready to face the day's challenges. The bus was quite late to get him, but I enjoyed that quiet time with my little guy. He climbed aboard and then me and Alexis drove to the school to wait for him to get there. It took a while! It seems like we're one of the first picked up on the route. Anyway, we walked to his class and he met his lovely and adorable teacher. She said she knew he was new to this school and because of that, she sat him by a "nice kid named Drew."

Once back home, we got Alexis showered and ready to go. Today she showed no fear at all. She was very matter of fact about the whole thing and was very excited to help me get her back pack ready, etc. Her bus was late too, so when it got here, I told her, "hurry up, climb on, ok, have a good day! I love you!" The bus driver then says to me, "mom, it's okay to take a picture - that's why we're so late, all the moms want to take pictures!" So, I did.

When she left, Carsten burst into tears! "I wanna ride on the skoo bus with you, mamma!" Aww.

Josh and I then went to the school to walk her in. When she got off the bus at the school she proclaimed to me: "That was great! I wanna do it every day!" Little does she know...

Anyway, we got her settled in her classroom, and kissed her good-bye. She seemed perfectly fine and happy. We then snuck a peek in Ty's classroom, and he seemed like he was doing just fine as well.

This afternoon, the bus was super late dropping them off. I'd been told to expect them by 4:15 (45 minutes after school gets out) but they didn't get to our house until almost 5! I was freaking out a bit, that's for sure. Next thing I know, they come bounding out of the bus, full of smiles and chatter and energy!

They both said they had a great day. Alexis said she went to music class and they learned a song in her class about the rules, and that she colored a picture for Mrs. M. Ty said they tested him in reading because he was new to the school, and in his words he "did very good, maybe the best." He said the testing reading book was "super easy" and that it was no big deal. He loved the cafeteria part (Oakland kids eat in their rooms) and overall enjoyed his day. He said his teacher (also Mrs. M) was very nice, like his Kindergarten teachers were. He also said they had to write about what they liked. I asked him how that went. He said, "It was only 3 sentences, mom." Ha! He said he wrote:
I like pizza.
I like basketball.
I like cake.

Anyway, over all, it seems like it was a good day all around. Whew!!

We're almost there!

So school starts Tuesday. We went last Tuesday and met Alexis' teacher. She seems like a very nice lady and everything seemed very organized and thought out. Alexis was super scared/excited to meet her, so that was good. As school approches, I'm freaking out more and more that I hope she knows enough and that she'll do what's right. She's in this funk right now where she doesn't think rules matter or that somehow they don't apply to her or that they are only the rule for today, and not necessarily tomorrow. In some ways, I'm hoping she'll do better in school just having the structure that it provides.


Tyrus' teacher wasn't there, but we were able to peek into his classroom. He seems very nonchalant about the whole thing, so I hope we aren't making a mistake by not making a big deal out of all of it.