Well, poor Coop is still having a hard time going to Kindergarten, but things are getting a little better. He is still crying every morning and begging me not to take him, but once we get there he settles down quickly.
I know he is having a good time, because he always has lots to tell us in the evening. On Monday, his class went to PE. He loved it! He couldn't tell us exactly what they had done. He just said, "We didn't play basketball or football. We just played games!" He must have really liked Mrs. Simms, the PE coach, because that night he came into the living room with his whistle and told us that he was Mr. Simms. Too cute!
The cafeteria really seems to be an issue for him. The kindergarteners are in the cafeteria with all the 5th graders. Talk about Crazy! I think it would be an issue for me, too. Cooper is not eating any of his lunch, but he brings it to the church and eats it when he gets there.
This morning he stilled cried all the way to school. But when we got to the school, he was not as upset. I walked him to his classroom door and said good-bye to him there. He took his lunchbox and backpack and went into the room. He was a little teary, but he was ok.
Thank goodness for Olivia! She is the one that usually has a hard time with things, but this time she has been the easy one! I am so proud of her. She has jumped right into the big changes that come with going to Middle School, and she loves it! She is still anxiously waiting to play her flute :)
Today, she goes to music (different from band) for the first time. She has a huge crush on the teacher, Mr. Splawn. When we met him at open house the other night, her face turned bright red! She could not even talk to him. It was hilarious! I can't wait to hear how things went today. I have to admit...he is a cutie!
Drew is still having a great time. Classes started yesterday so I can't wait to hear what he thinks about those. He is jumping right into the activities on campus. He signed up to be a student ambassador, to work with Habitat for Humanity, to work on the school newspaper, and to play intramural sports. He is going to be super busy! I know he is going to love all of it!
We are going up to see him Saturday. We really had not planned to do that, but the kids really want to see where he is living now. Also, we have a large box of things to take to him. Some of the stuff are things that he forgot to pack (including his toothbrush), and some are just things that we found when cleaning up his room.
It is getting a little easier each day not to have him here with us. But little things kind of tug at my heart, and some things are just inconvenient. This morning, I had to unload all of my groceries by myself!
So, slowly but surely, things are getting better. We will get there one of these days :)