In celebration of the first day of kindergarten (yes, six weeks ago), we treated ourselves to a little after school snack!
So far, so good in he Kindergarten department. The first two weeks of school, Seth did not look back. It was fun, exciting, new, and Moore was now his school, too, not just his brothers. He couldn't wait to get there each day and had so much to tell us about when he got home. He had met a new buddy, Owen, on his first half day and they instantly hit it off, so what a treat it was to get to sit at the same class table each day. And what a jewel of a teacher Ms. Mize is! Smooth sailing...
Until Labor weekend...
The long weekend reminded Seth of just how much fun it is to play with toys all day with no real place to be. Lounging, no work, your own schedule...ahhh, those are the days. Plus, Aunt B and Granny were here for part of the weekend and then the other part, Meem, Peep, and the dogs were here. Non-stop fun!
Yeah, it made the 7am wake-up call on the following Tuesday a bit unbearable. The honeymoon was definitely over! School, schmool. We had a hard week back. There were tears. There was some homesickness. There was some definite readjusting. Not to mention, the following week, Owen was out of town the ENTIRE time.
But Seth is resilient and bounced back, through God's sweet grace. His wonderful teacher was so kind and kept me up-to-date on how he was doing each day. She gave him some extra hugs, encouragement, and reassured me that any sadness during the day was very brief and did not consume his day. She even arranged for Caleb to stop by Seth's lunch table to give him a hug a couple of times. She also suggested we send some family pictures to school with him, which helped a lot. We continued to pray for equipping and comfort for Seth and stressed what a brave boy he was. We talked much about how Christ was with him and for him to remember to pray throughout the day, especially if he was missing home and us.
After about a week and half, he was back on track. Whew! I am not sure who that week and a half was harder on, Seth or Momma. I think I was prepared for tears the first week, but when they didn't come then, I let my guard down. I was a bit blindsided with the struggle a few weeks in. As always, God was faithful to us. I was reminded (AGAIN) to take nothing for granted and to not get too comfortable...ever. My prayers need to remain as strong and consistent in the smooth times as in the stormy times, because our God's wisdom, equipping, grace, and mercies are necessary each and every day.
By the way, Second grade is going really well! Caleb is enjoying it very much and learning a lot. He has a fantastic teacher this year, Mrs. Wilkes. I have volunteered a few times in his class, and I have gotten to witness what a great job she does of making class fun while teaching the kiddos. She has a neat, interactive teaching style. His class has also done a lot of really neat projects, with some others in the works for October. He will have his first ever book report/oral presentation, complete with costume, in a few weeks.
