1st day of school!!!

Well, I'm sitting here for the first time by myself while both kids are at school. I'm enjoying the quiet, but it's weird not having someone constantly wanting attention or needing something. And it's so quiet! It's a different kind of quiet than when the kids are just at someone's house. Guess it's just a mental thing. :)

Kassie did great. She got a little clingy walking in, wouldn't let her picture be taken, but she let me leave and didn't cry or hold on for dear life. She met a cute little girl named Natalie, so she sat by her to color. It was so nice not having to fight her to stay. But the second I sat down in the van I lost it. Mommy boo-hooed for several minutes. But I finally gained my composure and survived. :)

As for Gabe, the poor little guy. We got to the school and we had to ask where his classroom was, because they just told us the teacher's name. The only problem...they weren't letting kids go to their rooms until 8:10. I had to be at Kassie's school before 8:20 (when it starts). So I explained to him where it was, because it's outside, and asked a friend of ours to help him find it if he is wandering the halls lost. I felt absolutely horrible! I can't believe on the first day of school they won't at least let the parents take them down to show them where to go! Don't they realize that parents have to get their other kids to pre-school too? So I'm going to talk to them about doing it different next year. For the first time in his life, Gabe looked terrified to have to be on his own. So I'm taking him to DQ this afternoon to make up for abandoning him.

So anyway, here are some pix of the kids before school. They look so cute, don't they? :) I'll write more later and tell you how it went at school!

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School starts tomorrow!

Well, I'm getting a little nervous! Tomorrow is Kassie's first day of pre-school! I'm not entirely sure how she will do. She clung to me like I was a life preserver yesterday at the orientation, so we'll see how it goes tomorrow. She is talking about it, and is very excited, but when it comes down to it, I think she'll freak out. Thankfully, one of the ladies from our church nursery who happens to work at the school, who Kassie knows and loves, offered to take her from me and calm her down if she panics. So that's a big relief. And I know the teacher personally, so that makes it a little easier for mom. :)

Gabe is going to be a big 2nd grader. He doesn't want school to start. I think he likes sleeping in and being able to play all day. He said he wishes he was back in pre-school because it was more fun. He must realize that the older you get, the less play time there is. :) So check back tomorrow for a picture of my cute little munchkins and a report on how they liked it!