First Day of School 2008
Riley 10 Reagan 6
Riley 10 Reagan 6
Riley with her teacher Mrs. Ward (5th grade)
Riley with her other teacher Mrs. Fureigh
Reagan with her teacher Mrs. Wood (1st grade)
I hid in the hall and stuck my head back in the classroom to get this picture.
5:30 am the alarm goes off and all I hear in my mind is Nemo saying first day of school, first day of school. So even though it was 5:30 am I had a smile on my face b/c I knew the kids are so excited about today.By the time I got into their rooms at 6:10 they had already started making beds, brushing hair, teeth, and getting dressed in that way special first day of school outfit!! :o) You gotta love a kid who sets an alarm and gets right up! They set alarms every day but it's only on the first day of school that they actually hear it.
Anyway, they eat breakfast and we go into the bathroom to do hair and I look in the mirror at them and say out load thank you Lord for these 2 beautiful girls. I get teary eyed and Riley says don't cry mommy and Reagan says I promise we won't grow up today mom! How cute are they!!
We take our pictures and get out the door and I can tell they are a little nervous and so I said would y'all like me to say a prayer for you... they both say yes... Riley says but you don't have to close your eyes mom... I said are you sure?? they started laughing and nervousness seemed to go away.
We get to Riley's school and we are doing good and I'm about to leave and I give her a hug and I catch a whiff of her hair and I got huge tears in my eyes..... Where did my baby go? She is soooooo BIG!!
So then we are walking down the hall to take Reagan to her school and she starts walking really fast - pulling me- and I said slow down... she says but I don't want to be late for school. How bout that my girl is ready for 1st grade. We get to her school and as I'm pulling into the parking lot I get overwhelmed at the thought of leaving another one of my babies at school. I get out and she is kinda hop walking and we get to her class take a pic with her teacher, she finds her desk and she gives me a kiss and says bye mom! I hurry out of the class before my tears run down my face ....
What I learned today..... Our girls are fine, they don't need to cling to me b/c they know I will be there with a big fat hug at the end of the day!!
I can't wait to hear all about their day!!
I love you girls!!!
6 comments:
Well...maybe you didn't cry, but I did! It's way too hard living so far away!
They looked beautiful....(did you cut their hair?) and very excited
I loved the pictures with the teachers!
Bumping along on the John Deere will help you with your day!
I miss you all so much!
Love ya....Mama
What... I did cry!!! They just didn't see me!!! :)
Yes, I cut their hair last night.. Riley wanted hers cut and then Reagan wanted hers to be like Riley's... I think it's cute.
It is hard to live so far away but that is the beauty of a blog!!!
Miss you!!!
Love you
number one..LOVE their new hair cuts! Great job!
number two...LOVE their little outfits and their ribbons in their hair!
number three...can't wait to hear about their day!!
much love to y'all!
i just noticed that reagan has on the EXACT outfit that presley wore her first day last week!! how cool is that??!! and i am so proud of you for not crying in front of them....the smell of riley's hair before you let her go really got to me, though..sniffle.
love you!
I sure hope your girls had a great "first day"! Sam was just as excited to head back to school this morning...I hope this lasts all year!
So, now what do we do to fill the time? :-) I have plenty of organizing to tend to!!!!
Tracey - thank you for blessing me with the play by play of the 1st day of school!!! I thoroughly enjoyed your description of each and every thing!
You are a WONDERFUL mom, Tracey Cate!!!! Love watching you at your craft. :)
Also, I love that we "get it" as Mothers. We know the blessings and that it goes by all too quickly - oh to be adored this way. . .our girls are blessed, too!!!
xo
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