First Day of First Grade

There’s a Veggie Tales song (by Chris Rice, I think) that goes:

“Now Billy Joe McGuffrey was a really clumsy kid
On the first day of first grade, I'll tell you what he did
He tripped over a pencil box, flew up in the air
Landed on a kangaroo who pulled out all his hair
He needed

First aid in the first grade
First aid in the first grade
First aid in the first grade
You could buy a zoo with all the doctor bills he paid”

Well, thankfully Becca didn’t land on a kangaroo on the first day of first grade, but it wasn’t a good day because she was home sick! Whoever heard of being sick on the first day of school? I think it’s the first time in history that’s ever happened.

I finally took her to the doctor on the SECOND day of first grade and it turned out she had strep throat! And Elise, too! Plus, Elise had Scarlet Fever.

What?!?!?

Yep. Apparently it’s the same bacteria as causes strep. Just usually Moms are less negligent than I was and bring their children in and get them on antibiotics and so strep doesn’t turn into Scarlet Fever. Not me, man. I just think my kids should tough it out and I hate bringing them to the doctor just to hear the doctor say, “It’s a virus and they just have to get over it.” So, I waited. And Becca missed the first two days of first grade and Elise missed the first day of preschool. Sorry.

Anyway, the older girls had a great first week at school and the younger girls, too, once they finally got there!

Look at what a beautiful young lady my 7th grader is turning into!

And look at her huge feet! ;) Actually, she didn’t end up wearing those shoes to school because they were a tad too big. Whew!

Can you believe this child is in 5th grade? Wow.

We love these shoes. These are the shoes I found (in Canada!) for Suessical this summer. They’re like a women’s size 6, but they’re only a little bit too big when she ties them up tight.

Sorry that this next picture is a little blurry. I was trying to be fast to capture this moment without her noticing me.

 

 

This is the thing that “Junior High” has brought into our lives. Chatting on the phone with friends and giggling. Oh, and apparently lip gloss. Which, if I had seen on her face before we got to church, would have been washed off.

A close up of the chatting. At this point she’s saying to her friend, with severe embarrassment in her voice, “I think my mom is taking my picture while I’m talking on the phone.” As though that’s weird or something. Just wait until you try to talk to a boy on the phone, girl!

Ah! Finally we’re going to First Grade!

Those are just the cutest little first grade shoes I have ever seen!

And Elise was off to her first day of preschool, too.

I don’t have pictures of her shoes. I don’t know why. I’m thinking either she wouldn’t sit still or I forgot. I think she wouldn’t sit still.