Here We GO!

So, I thought that I was the tough one. I laughed about Cody not being able to take the first day of school with the kiddos. BIG. MISTAKE.

The kids met the teacher last Thursday. I happily took them. I was fine. On the drive over, however, I began to get this sense of panic...a tummy full of butterflies, a bit of a rapid heartbeat, and a lump in my throat...yep....felt like it was MY first day of school (and it was JUST open house!). I really didn't think much of it, though It was just the stress of getting them ready and the worry of leaving Mallory unhappily behind...right? Well...wrong. When we went through the door of the church, I got this overwhelming need to cry. I felt the tears coming up in the corners of my eyes, and I fought. HARD. For the first few minutes, I couldn't really look at the teachers, I just looked at the kids and occupied myself with them....that was the ONLY way I was going to get through it. I did...they did. They were SUPER excited before going, but they became extremely shy when arriving. There were no tears(from them) and not that much clinging. So I was pleased. They seemed excited to return! YAY!

Right before Open House

The big day was today. I was not looking forward to it...although I know that my kids will LOVE it and I WANT them to go. IT'S. SO. SAD. Faith and Cameron were easy to wake up and get going...half of the battle! They were super excited to head out. They even bounded out of the car, posing for pictures. Then, we entered the church. Long story short, Cam became very quiet and we left Faith screaming. I can not count the number of times that I  have cried today....leaving the school, talking to others about the experience, and the list goes on.

They were so excited!

Cameron being silly...Faith looks sad, but she wasn't at this point...just an itchy eye! ;)

Getting a little scared!

 



Good news is....THEY LOVED IT. Faith did not cry for long (so I am told), they were full of details from their day, and they are ready to go back (we shall see tomorrow)!!! YAY!!! I asked Cameron if he talked to his teachers. His reply? "Yeah. I said my can tee-tee all [by] myself." Ha. Ha. He also said that his favorite part was the "paygound."  Faith was a bit quiet about her day, but she did say that she had fun.

I can't wait to see what happens day by day!!! If I could stop this insane crying, I think we will be good to go! OMIGOODNESS!