School Days...

 This year we have two kids going to school!

I have to admit that it really did feel like this year wasn't ever going to come, and now that it has, I can see how all of the time of waiting has paid off.  Don't get me wrong in this way, but my children were meant to be in a public setting where they could be surrounded by people and have influences outside of my own.  I am far from perfect (as anyone would admit), and know that we can learn from others in their experiences.  We really have been working and preparing them for this new stage.  There have been plenty of parents along the way that have expressed their concern over "what kind of world are we sending them out to," but I need to trust that God has control over it, no matter what it is.  Sure, no way would I want any of my children to be in a volatile situation, but I can help them to know how to handle hard situations, by letting them deal with small things along the way in life.

Off my tangent...

Harrison started Kindergarten this fall, and is going all day, every day.  There wasn't a question about this for him as he is super outgoing, and a social butterfly.  It would be torture for him to be at school one day, then home the next.  All I would hear about would be why can't he be in school like all the other kids. :)  His struggle currently is why he isn't riding the bus.  We had this same conversation last year when some of the kids got to ride the Otter Bus to day care after school.  He is even liking the school lunches, although he doesn't get all of it eaten due to talking/time restraint.  All in all, a great start to the year!

Emmett started preschool today and is going two mornings a week.  Ever since Harrison started, he has been asking each day when is it his turn.  Today finally came, and was the best first day for him.  He was proud to announce at lunch that he even made a new friend!  Good stuff!

 This is what Maura is thinking after having her brothers leave her with her boring mother.  Thankfully it worked that a friend could come over with her daughter that is just a few months younger than Maura and we could have a knitting lesson while the girlie's played.  Not a bad start to a new school year!

Next week Harrison gets to start his first of extra-curricular activities - Children's Choir!  Emmett and Maura will get a date with their mommy walking downtown, or stopping at the bakery/yarn shop/cafe... We have options!