Shelby's First Day of School

Wow!! Where did the time go? We hadn't expected to have to live with Cynthia and Jeremy so long, but decided to go ahead and enroll the girls in the nearby elementary school. Sooner than we expected, August 20 rolled around, and it was time for school to begin. Of course with school beginning, we had to adjust our schedule, but the first morning we all woke up bright and early to get Shelby ready and off to school.

Tom and Declan chilled on the couch while I helped Shelby get ready.


Payden was over by the boys playing around.


Taylor dressed herself, and we noticed she'd had some difficulty.


Her shirt is a bolero that's attached at the shoulder seams to a white tank top. She had difficulty getting them both on because they were attached and ended up with a cape. I then noticed her shorts were backwards.


Of course, she wouldn't let us change a thing. Finally with the girls bathed, a lunch made, and breakfast eaten . . . it was time to head to school.

Here is our big second grader on her first day at Deerfield Elementary in Miss Lien's second grade class:


When we got to school, I walked with Shelby to show her where to go. Her school has 2 tracks. Half the kids come at 8 and the other half at 9:15. The kids have to wait out back in the playground area until the bell rings. They can line up at their designated spot or play on the playground. There's about 2 teachers that monitor them. I was really worried about the setup, but we've adjusted. That first morning I walked with Shelby to her line and waited with her until her teacher came and got them. She got overwhelmed and started crying. Poor baby!! I took her aside and gave her hugs and tried to calm her down. It just broke my heart, and it took all my strength not to cry, too. Finally the bell rang, her class was called, and she headed in. By 2:15 we were excited to go pick her up. Fortunately, the rest of her day went smoothly. We look forward to her time at Deerfield.