FIRST WEEK OF 2ND GRADE!

Well, this was the most uneventful first week of school ever (probably a good thing but sure does make for a boring post, sorry).

The night before school started Emma picked out her outfit, a new dress of course, layed it out with new shoes, etc, she got her blessing and requested pancakes for breakfast.That morning I got up and Emma said she changed her mind she would like scrambled eggs and I told her I didn't have enough eggs for that but we could have waffles, whipped cream and strawberries, she LOVED that idea. I grabbed the new box from Costco to make the waffles only to discover it was infested with weevils. After throwing that away we grabbed the phone and called our neighbor who luckily had a box of waffle mix so that I could make Emma's first day with the breakfast of her choice.

It was now time to head to the bus stop but this year since the twins were still sleeping the whole family didn't go to the stop, instead just Emma and I went and I took the traditional photo at the bus stop and getting on the bus.After the bus left I was talking to my friend Stephanie who also has twins, but girls twins, who are a month older than my boys and she was telling me she was going to go home and load them up to take them to school with her to check on her girls - um no! you don't take twins to school on the first day, there is no parking, 5,000 parents walking around and its just too dang hot to be lugging around a stroller with babies in it. So I stole the stroller and took the girls home with me. My boys were in heaven!! Tyler the pimp, kept trying to hold Payton's hand although she would have nothing to do with him and Tyson and Eli kept playing with Chiara's toes that were painted pink.After they left I did a quick trip to the grocery store and brought Eli with me. When I got home Jared told me how happy the twins had been. They just wandered around from room to room together playing with toys in each place. They were probably thinking, finally...peace and quiet from those older 2 kiddos!

I went to school to help out in the cafeteria like usual on the first day. Emma is still excited to see me at school and gives me hugs - yay!! How much longer will that last?! Emma did spill a little cheese on her new dress and wanted me to desperatly pull out some magic wipes and make it go away and I told her I had nothing but I could get it out at home no problem. Then her teacher picked her to clean off the table (this is cool to do at school) so she grabbed that freaking nasty blue janitor rag to wipe down the table and asked me to wipe her dress clean with that - NO!!!! Emma we never touch our clothes with these - they are discusting!!! (I think she learned after that).

I did find her friend Sydney who we carpool to dance with and she was upset because she wasn't wearing tennis shoes for the first day of PE so I told her I would go home and grab some of Emma's and bring them back. I only did because I remember one time Emma was in Kindergarten and she was upset she forgot her tennis shoes so the teacher called me and I was able to head down there and bring her the right shoes and I knew Sydney's parents would do the same and no one wants to be upset the first day of school so I had no choice really, I had to get her the shoes.

I went back to school in the afternoon to help get all the kiddos on the right bus, its very cute to watch older siblings freak out when they cant find their younger ones in line, I love how they are watching out for them - I pretend its because they love them and not because their parents will kill them if they come home without them.

Emma finally got home with no problems. We had after school root beer floats and went swimming at the neighbor's house. All in all it was a great first day and the rest of the week went just as smooth! Way to go Emma, you are so big!! (stop growing!)PS - Emma also said she really really had to have a scarf for the 2nd day of school, so we got her one. This is how she left for school and when she came home it was waded up in a ball in her backpack...hmmmm a scarf too hot when its a 110 degrees outside - that's weird! :)