Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The 1st day of school!

The kids went back to school on Monday, August 18. Keagan is in 2nd grade. Hailey is in 4th grade. They were both so excited to get back into the school routine.

Keagan took his excitement to the extreme about 3 days before school started. He cut his head open on a metal clothes rack in a clothing store... 30 minutes before his "before school" haircut appointment. He reminded me on the way to Urgent Care that this would make 3 head concussions and 3 sets of stitches. Fortunately, he did not need stitches. His head was shaved about the size of a half dollar and medical glue was applied over the cut. A week into school he was able to get his much needed haircut. The cut has healed nicely. Now, we are waiting for the glob of glue to loosen out of his hair!

Hailey is taking on the challenge of 4th grade with an eager spirit. She is excited about getting organized and staying on task. Mrs. McBride will be of great assistance in helping her to accomplish this goal. Keep up the good work, Hailey!
"Let's Go, mom! We are going to be late!", says Hailey. At the requests of the kids I have made a commitment to the kids that we would leave the house at 8:00 sharp, not the 8:10-8:15 we got accustomed to last year. So, on the 1st day of school I walked them to class without my hair curled or my make-up on! They even took their "before school" pictures AFTER school. I'm learning.

Grandma Kathy was waiting at the front door of the school to greet the kids and wish them a fun day. What a wonderful blessing on their 1st day of school without Daddy at their side walking them in. He had to work that morning. In the past, Brian has taken the day off or the morning off as vacation so that he can be apart of their morning. Thank you, Grandma.

2 comments:

Tim, Casey, Landon, and Claire said...

Looks like someone was up late blogging! :-) Love to see your updates. The kids are getting so big, glad their first day went to well.

Proudfoot Family said...

The kids look great with or without "back to school" haircuts :)