First Day of School

Cayden started 1st grade last week and Avery started Pre-school for 3’s yesterday. Avery is going to our church, Calvary Baptist Church and Cayden is now going to Southcrest Christian School. We are so blessed to have such a great school that he can go to and we have been so impressed with every aspect of it so far. It reminds me a lot of where I (Erin) went to school growing up at Plainview Christian Academy. The classes are small and the teachers and staff are so great. Academically, they are really stretching the kids and doing some amazing things that I’m super excited about, but the thing I love the most is that he is learning scripture every day, learning more about the Bible and learning songs that we like to call “Jesus music” at our house. What a blessing that we are so thankful for!

Here is Cayden on his first day:

His precious teacher, Mrs. Henry

His class waiting at their cone in the assembly room to do pledges and prayer together:

2 hands covering your heart is better than 1, right?

Walking into his classroom:

Everyone sitting at their desks for the first time:

All ready to start the day!

 

I was a little nervous about his first day because when we got there is was evident that all the other boys in his class knew each other from last year and as a mom, I was worried he would be left out of everything. When I picked him up that afternoon he was all smiles and said it was a really great day! He still loves it and is excited to go every day. What a blessing and relief for this Momma!

 

Miss Avery started to her 3 yr. old Preschool yesterday and she will go 2 days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Unlike Cayden, she has been VERY hesitant and has NOT wanted to go to school. There are 2 cool things though….her teacher, Mrs. Ricks, is the mom of one of Cayden’s friends, so she kinda already knew her. The other cool thing is that her close friend from last year, Abby (the friend who she was hugging when she fell and busted her head open) is also in her new class! We are hoping for no more destructive hugs this year, though…only the good hugs please.

All that to say that Avery was “sortof” excited to see Mrs. Ricks and Abby…

 

Walking into school:

Avery and Mrs. Ricks:

Her excitement was slowly fading, unfortunately, and Avery was NOT letting me leave…even if that impaired her playdoh making skills:

But after a few minutes she warmed up and started playing with Abby:

Mrs. Ricks (Shawdi, to me) texted me that afternoon saying what a great day Avery had, what a great helper she was and how much she loved having Avery in her class. Shawndi texted, “I’ve fallen in love with her already”….. Thank you Jesus for a teacher who is so flexible and loving!!!

So those were our first days of school!

On a side note, as you can see we are gearing up for some Texans football…if anyone wants to join us in cheering for them, we will forgive you for your past sins of mocking them and we will welcome you to the great world of Houston Texans football.