It's here again, the First Day of School. For Parker, this has been a long time coming. It all started when he turned 5 years old in January. "Do I get to go to Kindergarten now?" he asked on the morning of his birthday. "Not yet, Bud." was my response for the next 7 months. Well, today was the big day. He got to go to Kindergarten. There was pure excitement and anticipation last night and this morning, but when we walked in to his new classroom, the smile was quickly replaced by a stoned-face, non-emotional look.
Cardiff would have stayed in the kindergarten class if he could. "Me five!" he said to Wayne, trying to convince him that he was old enough to go to school too. His turn will come all too quickly!
For Emmy and Azia, I'm sure it was a morning of mixed emotions. We decided to have them attend the school that we are zoned for with our new house. We figured it would be better to start the school year at the new school, rather than move them over part way through the year. Azia was the first to get dropped off at her new classroom. I thought she would be alright, but the emotions overflowed as we stood by the door of her class. She really loved her old school and didn't like not knowing anyone. She misses her best friend Brooke, who has been in her class since Kindergarten. I tried to comfort her by telling her that her new teacher, Mr. Atkinson, was also MY grade 5 teacher (eons ago!) I sat with her for a few minutes as the other kids came in, but told her I had to check on Emmy and Parker too. I left her with tears in her eyes. She seemed fine as I checked on her as we were leaving. I know she will make some great new friends and enjoy this school just as much.
If I expected anyone to be really emotional about today, I thought it would be Emmy, not Azia. Wayne took Emmy to her new class and she seemed to settle in just fine. Perhaps she is just better at hiding (and controlling) her emotions. I went to check in on her and I found her putting her name on her coat hook. Emmy has the advantage of sort of knowing someone in her class already. My good friend Jaime Rollingson's daughter, Cayleigh, is in Emmy's class. Jaime told Cayleigh that we were best friends growing up and that Emmy was my daughter. It helps to sort of know someone when it is a new environment! This is Emmy's last year in elementary school. Next year...middle school!!!
So with that, I'm back down to 2 kids at home for the mornings. Parker finishes class at lunch time and I'm sure Cardiff will be thrilled to see him. And so another school year begins. (And if you're wondering why they are bundled up in jackets, it was a balmy 0 degrees celsius or 32 degrees F. this morning! Brrrrrr!)
6 comments:
They grow up so quickly..cute.. love them all. They won't have any trouble making friends in school. They are brilliant.
Oh my gosh...Parker's face...I love that kid!
I'm here in Utah working. I don't have a blog yet, but should probably set one up. I'll let you know if/when I do. I found your off of Rylan and Molly's. I hope that's okay? Do you have an email address?
We are in Utah at least 3-4 times a year. We should get together! My email address is: burtonbunch1@yahoo.com! I'm on Facebook too. Love to catch up with you. I'm glad to found us!
Wow your kids are so cute I am sure they will kove their new school. When I was their age oh so long ago I am sure I was scared as well its nice having friends like you and whayne on facebook see you all soon. I love Waynes new spanis cd its great.
Melody Scout
That's so cool that Azia has the same teacher you had. I hope that the children are feeling better about going to a new school now.
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