First day of school.....

Well, as I thought, this morning went fairly smoothly. I got the boys up in plenty of time, knowing that they would be ready in 1/2 the time I had alloted. I'm sure once this week is over, they will need the full time I allot for them to get ready. I am just as nervous for the first day of school for both of them, as they are. I know they are both adjusting to a new school and having to make new friends. Fortuantely, Colby knows one or two kids from our neighborhood that are in his school. Tristen, he doesn't know anyone at his school. Actually, I think there is one of his friends (who also moved over the summer) from his last school, but we only saw him once at Orientation, so I don't think Tristen has any classes with him.

With both the boys going to a new school this year (due to our move & Tristen going into Middle School), today was a learning experience. Colby's school was complete chaos as there were tons of parents trying to park anywhere possible so they could walk their kids into their classrooms. (Colby could actually ride the bus, but he doesn't want to. He'd have to be at the bus stop at 7:10am, which is really early and would require me to get up earlier too!) LOL! All I needed to do was drop Colby off. Finally, we were able to get him dropped off. I joked around with him and asked him if I needed to walk him to his classroom. He of course, said no.

After we dropped Colby off, Tristen and I headed down the street to his school. As I was driving, I was going over his instructions for after-school. Leave school, turn on cell phone, call or text me, walk straight home, call or text me again to let me know you are home. We turn into the parking lot and I see TONS of kids waiting outside. The school doesn't open until 8am and then the first bell rings at 8:35. Tristen decided he wants to eat breakfast at school so he has plenty of time to do so. I asked him if he wanted me to wait until they opened the doors. He said no. I was tearing up b/c I was so nervous/scared for him. I asked him again, "Are you sure you don't want me to wait?" He sternly told me, "NO!" He doesn't know a single person, but he was ready to go. I know he will be fine and he is an outgoing kid. I hope he adjusts well. *crosses fingers and toes and eyes and ears and legs*

Here's to hoping we have a successful first day! *Pictures to come soon!* (The original first day pictures I took, sucked! I'm not sure what happened w/the camera, but I'll have to take some pictures on their 3rd day of school!)