School Starts

With the upcoming move, we decided to start the kids at school in Gretna.  We decided it would be easier to drive them back and forth (about 40 minutes each way) for a month then to switch schools just a month in.  So we had back to school night on Tuesday, August 16th.  We got to go meet their teachers and see their classrooms.  The girls were both excited and a little nervous to start at a new school.

Maggie and her 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Secora

Nora and her kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Rippe

The girls first day was on Thursday, August 18th, Maggie's 7th birthday.  I can't believe we have two in school already!

 

Such beautiful girls!

Man, I love these girlies!

Drop off went good.  Henry, Alice, and I took the girls into the school and to their rooms.  We took Nora in first and I had to fight back the tears as I took a few pictures and hugged her goodbye.  Then we took Maggie to her room just down the hall and headed to the car.  This was the view from the car as we got in to head home. 

Unfortunately, the picture just doesn't do it justice.  It was absolutely gorgeous with the sun streaming through the clouds above the corn.  

I cried all the way home.  I think the whole first day of school/starting at a new school was much harder on me than the girls.  I felt guilty, nervous, scared.  I very clearly remember starting a new school in the middle of kindergarten.  It was so hard for me.  I could hardly wait to pick them up.  They both handled it much better than I did.  I was so happy to see them walk out those doors.

Looking for me.

Maggie and Mrs. Brownlee, the principal