Baber Family: First Day of School!

Today was the first day of school for two of our kiddos!

Elizabeth started third grade! She said she was a little bit nervous last night and said that sometimes she is shy. But this morning, at the bus stop, she was yelling "hi" to everyone she knows :-) This is her second year starting with a male teacher, and she thought that was pretty neat. (Not to mention, they both have had compound words for last names: Last year she had Mr. Whitehead. This year she has Mr. Knightstep.) She is also excited that she is in a gifted class.

Elizabeth got on the bus, then we had a half-hour before we had to leave to take Josiah to school.

Josiah started Kindergarten today! Today was the first of the transition days for Kindergarten students. (One-third of the class goes for two hours.) He was able to meet his teacher, Mrs. Smith, last week. I think that was great for helping this morning go more smoothly.

Next Tuesday will be the first regular day of Kindergarten and the first day to ride the bus. The school system here is a bit different in that all the Kindergarten students go to one school. They are the only ones in the building. So, there are nine AM classes and nine PM classes. It does make me feel a little bit better about sending my Josiah off on the school bus for the first time. :-)

The little boys and I had just over an hour between getting home from taking Josiah to school today leaving to pick him up again. We took a few pictures, tried to play a game, and watched some Sesame Street. Though I don't like that Josiah has to be on the bus as long has he does, it will be nice to have the three solid hours each day with just my littlest two...for another few months anyway.