First Day of School

Today was the big day.  The day that my little girl headed off to high school.  The day that my little boy started the last year of elementary school.  The day that makes mom a little sad.  The day that makes her wonder where the days and years went.

I love this picture.  It is Jessie's "I'm scared to death, but I'm trying to play it cool" look!

I was prepared to drop Jess of at high school this morning.  That was the plan.  Until last night, that is.  There is a girl at church that Jess really looks up to and admires.  She is going into her senior year, and her younger brother is a freshman.  Jess texted this particular girl, and asked for a ride this morning.  There is safety in numbers.  She would be with a fellow freshman, and they would have a senior to show them to their first class.  Honestly, the situation was ideal, and made Mom feel better about the first day.  I really was worried about her getting lost!

For the most part, her first day went well.  She said that the school is huge and her classes are pretty far apart.  Thankfully, she brought her lunch, because she never found the lunchroom!  Then, to end the day, she had a nice long walk in the heat.  Needless to say, she is exhausted!

Jonathan headed off to 5th grade this year.  His morning went quite smooth.  Getting up early is old hat for him.  1) His internal body clock wakes him up at 6:00 a.m. EVERY day! 2) His summer drop off is the same time as his school year drop off.  He never gets a break!

This is his last year in elementary school.  I am not ready to think about middle school.  When Jess was in 5th grade the kids rotated through 4 teachers.  This year, there are two different teams.  One team has two teachers and the other has three teachers.  Thankfully, Jonathan ended up in the 2 way rotation.  He had hoped for Mrs. Carroll or Mrs. Demlar for his homeroom teacher.  Lucky for us, Mrs. Carroll is his homeroom teacher, and Mrs. Demlar is his other teacher.  He was quite relieved! 

As we drove up to the school this morning, he decided that he wanted to be dropped off in the parent circle.  He was so proud climbing out of the car and heading into the school for 5th grade.  He reports that he had a great day.