First Day (week) of School

Well, we made it through our fist week of school. Isaiah is in 2nd grade this year and Sam is in Kindergarten. The week was met with excitement, anticipation, fear, tears...just to name a few. I took both boys on the first day of school and also picked them up on the first day. This day went very well for both boys. The trouble started on the second day when the boys started riding the bus. Isaiah rode the bus last year (although in a different town) and did just fine. Sam has been MOST excited about being able to ride the bus to school and to get to ride it with his big bubba! We were not completely sure of where the bus would actually stop but caught it right across the street, no problem. When they arrived at school on this second day, Isaiah lost it. He and Sam were in the cafeteria (where all students wait until the first bell rings at 8am) and Isaiah needed to go to the restroom. While Isaiah was in the restroom, Sam decided to move to another table (to meet some new friends :0). When Isaiah returned and Sam was not where he had left him, Isaiah began to panic and cry. They were reunited by a staff member and she then took them on a little tour of the school and then to her office to try and calm them down. From this moment on, Isaiah was scared of getting lost, losing Sam, getting on the wrong bus, not getting off at the right stop, getting left, etc. He begged me on day 3 and 4 to please come pick him up from school early. It was very difficult for this momma not to be able to reassure my little man that he was going to be just fine. We finally got the hang of the bus schedule on Friday and this day went off without any hitch. Isaiah's teacher sent me an email (she and I had been in conversation about Isaiah being emotional about the bus situation) that said, "Isaiah arrived this morning (Friday) with a big smile on his face"! YAY!!! So, I'm glad this week is over and am hoping next week will be the beginning of a wonderful school year for my little men!