School Kids

  2nd Grade- We walked her to find her class the first day and the next day she was ready to go on her own. I can tell a difference in 2nd grade though. The kids are more interested in clubs, clothes and who says what, and it is different than the carefree kindergarten kids who just play...more drama and I don't like it at all. I just keep repeating to Maddie to be herself, be confident and be a good friend, and I worry when she is gone the most that she will get her feelings hurt by some kid I can't be there to beat up:)

Me and AJ made soft pretzels earlier and we attempted a 2...Try keeping it's shape while putting it in boiling water...we made salty ones and then used the cinn/sugar ones for an ! :)

 Kindergarten- AJ would rather be home playing with his toys, but he doesn't seem to mind that he is away from home besides that. He is a confident, sometimes cocky boy, and wasn't nervous a bit:) He did say this week that he wishes he was in the same class with Maddie because they don't get enough time to play anymore:(


Aj is very particular..he wanted a dragon backpack, so I came up with this iron on and he was happy



We get there a little early and play on the playground. The highlight of Chey's day---she made a kindergarten friend the first day and loves to play until the bell rings for Aj to go

 Preschool - This is her first school experience and she kept saying she didn't want to go...she wanted to go to kindergarten like AJ. But the first day she came out beaming and said 3 times on the way home "that was so much fun!" The next day she was upset because she couldn't go more.


She just seems so little to be in preschool already:)



My princess in her "Super" Backpack. I bought it on clearance last year for AJ and he just doesn't like super heros but Chey wanted it so who was I to argue and buy a "girl" one. Aj worried that kids would make fun of her, but I assured her that they would think that she was cool:)

 Carson...constantly being in his carseat to take someone to school...He loves his time at the kindergarten playground though.

I know the kids will do fine, and I haven't shed any tears this year. BUT my anxiety level is through the roof.  2nd grade is hard on me, because I can tell it is different for Maddie too. She has a great teacher. This is a new school for her too and I worry if that was the best choice. Especially since my gas has almost tripled. but it is one of the best public schools in the state and it has some great programs, but now I am doing it I am doubting my decision.

 I take Maddie at 8:30 and come home until I take AJ at 12 then leave again at 3 to get them. I do preschool in between 9:15-11:45, 2 days a week. I set timers when we get home jsut so we can leave 30 minutes later to our next stop. The school is 10-15 minutes away and I feel like we are always in the car. I fit carsons nap in 1-3 and luckily he goes right to sleep but I have to wake him everyday and I hate waking a sleeping child to go sit in a hot car for 30 minutes....In order to get into the school and get a spot in the drop off we have to leave at 3. We can only do errands between 8:30 -12 because after school we have piano, activity days, and acting class starting next week, and just all of the homework, practicing, dinner, etc. I feel like I can't catch up and I am not giving the kids what they need, or keeping all of their stuff organized so we get it all taken care of.

I miss the days before school where we were all home and I felt in control and we were just relaxed and having fun together.

We are off track in 1 day and off for most of September and I am REALLY looking forward to it!