First day of school

by teresa
The day has finally arrived!! The first day of school!! I survived the summer!! The morning went pretty good too. Ben was hard to get up, but I expected that. He has been sleeping in everyday till 10am, so waking up at 6:30am is going to take him some time to get used to(grumpy). Nick popped right up and got dressed quickly(we had picked out clothes last night). He came down and ran next door to my mom's for breakfast. She had promised him his favorite breakfast this morning(cream of wheat). Ben wanted to eat breakfast at school, so he just had a drink(still grumping ). Lauren came down looking really good. She had showered last night and straightened her hair. It is really getting long! Ben finally got off the couch to brush his teeth and get his shoes on(still grumping). The paper said his bus route was to begin at 7:10, so when the bus rolled by our house just as we were opening the door at 7:03 that did not help to improve Ben's mood. He is the only one of our kids that rides the bus. He loves the bus! then I reminded him that I could just take him to school in the new Chrysler 300(our rental car that we got until my car is repaired from the accident) and he perked right up. He was fine after that. Once I got back from taking Ben, Nick said he was ready to roll. So without hesitation(or chance for him to change his mind) we hopped in the car and dropped him off. Lauren was ready to leave when I got back from taking Nick. Nervous, but ready. she says that she worries she won't find someone to talk to as soon a s she walks in school. You know you can't just be walking down the hall alone or you'll look like a loser or something. Good grief!! Of course none of them left before getting a picture taken in front of our family tree. We have taken this same shot of each of our kids on their first days of school. It is neat to look back and see how much they grow from one year to the next.