Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Hello First Grade!

This morning we got up a little earlier for E's first day of First Grade. I figured it would take a little longer, since there would be No Carrying. NOPE!

Elena didn't sleep great...little aftershocks before bed didn't help either. Still, after only a little whining, she got up to face the day. We had picked out a dress for school the night before. She was all ready, waiting to sound the "Bus Alert", when I realized we had 10+ minutes before the bus came. So, one crutch in hand (and the other in mine), we went down the front steps to wait and take a few pictures. Vivian was upset she wasn't going to school.



When the bus arrived, her driver was really excited to see her. And to the surprise of everyone, she went for the bus step and handrail BY HERSELF and got herself aboard! That step is huge! All our work this summer of getting into cars by herself really paid off--getting on the bus was a "piece of cake", as E likes to say. YES!!

-insert after-school comments here?

3 comments:

Amy said...

Great pic. I love her hairdo and the dress. She is so cute. I hope she had a great day. Glad you guys are okay after the shaking and quaking.

Krystle said...

YAYYYY!!!!

Good job Mom & E!!!

also, I wish the aftershocks would stop! We live really close to it all as well!

Did anything fall/break in your home?

Anonymous said...

HI AMY
E LOOKS SO CUTE!! READY FOR SCHOOL I AM SURE SHE WILL DO WELL.. I WANTED TO ASK HOW DOES ELENA DO STRAIRS WITH HER CRUTCHES? I AM ASKING BECAUSE TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD A BAD FALL WITH MY CRUTCHES AND I REALLY NEED HELP ME IN DEPARTMENT..

THANKYOU