First Day of School

R discovered T's saddle in her room the other day...he kept saying "giddy up, horsy"!

A is ready for her first day of 2nd grade!

T putting on her "brave face" for her first day of 7th grade!

The girls started school at a new school AGAIN on Tuesday.

T is in 7th grade, in a new middle school, and she has 7 periods in a BIG school, with only 4 minutes between classes!! I am so proud of her...she has been very brave...at her age I would have been totally traumatized if I had been told I had to move to a new school with all new people. As she gets older, it becomes harder for her to make new friends...kids in 7th grade (especially girls) can be quite mean and only interested in their own little group. But she has gone into it with a pretty positive attitude, and we just keep praying that God will place good friends in her path and that she will adjust and enjoy her time here.

A started 2nd grade (this is her 4th school), and so far she is enjoying it! She makes friends quite easily at her age, and she has a great teacher so this should be a good year for her. A's only challenge is that here in OK they teach a different writing style than A has already learned...so she has to "relearn" a new style of writing. But she will do great...her handwriting is wonderful, and if we can just get her to stop worrying about failing writing, then she will be just fine!

I thought that little R would be somewhat traumatized by the girls being gone all day. He definitely enjoyed having them around all summer. But, he has done quite well...he is very happy to see them when they get home, but I really think he enjoys having me all to himself during the day (he sure doesn't like sharing his mommy with anyone!)