Back To School

 I can't believe I have a 7th grader!!  Time truly does fly with children.  I love this kid!  He was SO excited and SO ready for something new and more challenging.  He was so excited to ride the bus and have a locker.  And then it all started and it has been a very challenging transition.  As a mom it has been very hard to watch my Nathan, my son who loves school, not want to go.  He even said, "I hate school and don't want to go back."  We are wrapping up week 2 and things are a bit better, but we are still learning.  We are learning how to organize our time after school, learning how to use the planner given to us so we don't forget important things like History tests.  We are learning that all the teachers aren't working together and so we may have 4 tests and tons of homework one day and nothing the next.  Nathan finally found the pizza line and thankfully isn't one of the kids who wants to buy pizza every day.  While it has been rougher than I anticipating, we are breaking ground and it has been fun to have some more serious discussions and teaching/learning opportunities.

 The next day this lovely angel was up and out of bed SO quick!  She couldn't wait to go to school and see her friends (none of which were in her class) and get back into things.  Annabelle's teacher, Ms. Thinn, is just perfect for her.  They are both very quiet and reserved.  I'm sure both will become more animated as the year continues.  After the first day Annabelle said she hadn't spoken to the two girls next to her desk and so we talked about being more friendly and making new friends.  Whatever I said worked because she came home the next day all ready to play with a new friend.  We've played with Karly a bunch of times since and Annabelle loves everything about school (except homework of course).

 Ryan almost didn't make it to the first day of school.  He bumped his elbow really hard and it made him go pale and feel really weak for about 10-15 minutes.  Thankfully he pulled out if it and made it just 15 minutes late.  Ryan's teacher is the exact opposite of Annabelle's.  She is SO exuberant and energetic.  I know he will have a fabulous time this year.  He was worried since none of his "best buds" are in his class, but he seems to be doing very well and comes home happy every day.  I love how goofy this kid is sometimes, he isn't growing up as fast as Nathan did at this age and I love it.