Many have told me I should do a blog but I have always had the excuse that I had no time. Now with all 4 kids in school I should be able to squeeze it in.
Savanah had her first day of kindergarten the other day and I had a mother moment that of course dads just don't understand. As we dropped Savanah off she was a little teary eyed but when it came time to go in I told her to be brave and have fun. So she turned and followed her teacher and didn't even look back. Troy then made the comment that it was great that she didn't even look back and yes I am sure that technically it is a wonderful thing but for the mother it is also a little sad to see her baby growing up. When she came out after school she gave me a hug and said she had a great time but missed me (Now that is perfect). She looks so grown up in her little uniform.
So the other three were patient as we took care of Savanah but they were also excited to get to their classes. Austin is in 2nd, Jacqueline is in 4th and Gabriela is in 6th (which is considered middle school at her school).
The amazing thing about all the kids being in school is that I didn't have as much time as I thought. After running all the errands that I saved for when they were back in school I came home to clean up all the messes that were left from all the fun we had last week. I cleaned the kitchen from the breakfast (pancakes, waffles, bacon, cantaloupe, scrabbled eggs and blueberry muffins--ok so we let each kid pick exactly what they wanted--it only happens once a year)
So then I baked a cake in the shape of a book, organized all the shoes so they can find them easily this year and then took a shower and had to run out the door to go get them. Of course I wanted to be one of the first in the carpool line (I was actually 3rd). Oh I did forget to mention that I did get to go have a nice breakfast with my husband after we dropped the kids off.
So first day of school was a mixture of emotions. Sad that the days of having a child wanting me to carry them all day and read stories every time I am trying to get something done is gone but happy to see them growing up into wonderful amazing children. The last thing I wanted to share is what Savanah said when I asked her if she got sad at school she said " I did but I sucked it in".
It was so cute. Oops! I forgot to explain the cake--Gabriela the other day gave advice to her siblings it was "Laugh like Crazy". So I decided that was a good saying to write on my book cake. Now I am finally done with my first blog entry after a few photo problems I think it is good to go. Have a great week.
