First Day of School!!!!

WooHoo!! The first day of school is here!! We went to the school last Friday and met our teachers and put our school supplies away. I just can't tell you how much I love Grace Hartman Elementary! Everyone there does such an amazing job at making you feel welcome and included. I just love walking into a new teachers classroom and having her approach my kid like she has been waiting all summer long to meet her/him. I know that they do that for the kids, but it always makes me feel better too!



We left early this morning dressed in our new clothes, and after taking the traditional picture by the front door...

Mandy had to get in on the action too! She was a little put out that she couldn't go to Hartman with everyone else.

Thomas has Mrs. Samples this year for 3rd grade. As it turns out, Gigi was her husbands sixth grade teacher! One of the things I love about being a teacher is watching that cycle!! I did walk him to his class, and hovered while he put his things away. This picture was a close as I could get. There was no picture at his desk this year. We are begining to walk that fine line of trying to be supportive, but not clingy and embarrassing. So, I snapped a quick picture from the doorway...

He did give is each a quick hug as he put his things in his locker!



Grace was beside herself excited this year. Not only did she get Mrs. Phillips, who was Thomas's kindergarten and 2nd grade teacher, but her BFF Gretta is in the same class!! AND, their seats are right next to each other!!! I can't even tell you what a huge blessing that is. I believe that went a long way in helping with her usual anxiousness about school.

After Scott and I got everyone dropped off, I staryed to help with the PTA Boo-Hoo Breakfast fore the kindergarten parents. As I sat in the library wathing the teary, anxious kinder moms, I couldn't help thinking, "You think this is bad? I just dropped off my newborn in THIRD GRADE!!!" Scott laughed at me because I cried this morning as I was getting dressed. For some reason third grade seems different, bigger somehow. Maybe because he takes TAKS this year? I don't know what it is exactly. Just to clarify, it wasn't that I was sad school was startingf...it's been a long summer. Words that as a teacher I thought I would never say, but as the mom of three...it's time for school!

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Leslie