Elliot really loves coming to the bus stop too!
Amelia sporting her new duds waiting for the bus to come.
After Amelia got on the bus, I jumped in the car with the other three kids and drove to school. My goal was to get there in time to see her get off the bus and walk her into her classroom. Well, that didn't happen. Once I finally found a parking spot and unloaded three kids, we walked into her classroom and found her busily working. She did just fine without me there.
Ashley is a completely different story. In the days leading up to her first day of school, she kept telling me that she wanted homeschool. I did everything I could think of to convince her that school was going to be so much fun. Grandma Corinne bought her a new backpack, I bought her a cool new lunch box, and she got all sorts of fun new clothes. When the first day of school came (Aug. 24), Amelia was home sick so I was worried that Ashley wouldn't want to ride the bus without her. Luckily, she was very excited to ride the bus. The only problem was that all the kids on the bus thought that she was Amelia and that made her really sad. Well, I decided to meet her when she got off the bus and I did a much better job this time. I got to school in time to get a parking spot, unload the boys, and walk to where the bus would drop off the kids. She was very sad when she got off the bus, but I think that she was glad I was there to walk her into her classroom.
See how sad she is? I thought for sure that she would never let me go. Her teacher came over and tried to convince her what a fun day they were going to have. And then the principal came and talked to her telling her what a fun place kindergarten is. She wasn't buying it. Finally, I had to bribe her with some Smarties so I could leave. Seeing her so sad made me want to cry but I knew I couldn't until after I left or it would make it that much harder for her.
I was so worried about her all day long. I was so happy when it was time to go to the bus stop to see her get off the bus. Luckily, she had a great friend of ours to watch out for her on the bus ride home. As she got off the bus, she said, "Mom, I had a great day!" That was what I was hoping to hear. I still worry about her every day, she doesn't really like to talk about her day at school, but hopefully, things will get better.
