Kindy-garten in July

That's right folks, Trinity started Kindergarten on July 6th and is almost done with her first rotation of year round school! I had a lot of concerns about how she would handle being in school & tried my best to prep her for it as it approached. She seemed to have no reservations about the idea & when the big day came there were both ups and downs.

Here are some tid-bits about Trinity's school and how the first 5 weeks of school have gone...

• The school only offers full day Kindergarten (that is an 8 hour day from bus pick up to bus drop off)
• Trinity eats school lunch& takes a snack for later in the day since lunch is at 10:45 am!
• Our neighbors above us and to the side of us also attend the same school
• Trinity was upset the first Friday & met with the school nurse because she wanted to go home early & "not ever go back to school". Reason: "I don't want to have to raise my hand and say-'Here' " Remedy: I helped her write a letter to the teacher about her worries & she drew a picture at the bottom. Problem Solved-Phew!
• Day 2 Trinity decided she did NOT want to ride the bus & I had to push her up the stairs of the bus
• Day 3 She refused to get on & I drove her to school
• Day 4 Dad took her to the bus stop and "helped" her onto the bus
• Day 5 Everyone woke up late & Dad drove her to school
• Day 6 Things at the bus stop were looking good-until the bus came. She screamed, kicked, cried, & Mom (who was 8 months pregnant) picked her up and put her on the top step of the bus. The bus driver had to get out of her seat and restrain Trinity while Mom "ran away" from the bus stop. (awesome)
• Bus issues have been resolved as long as Trinity has a picture colored, EVERY DAY, ready to give to Miss Cody (her bus driver) I am SO thankful for such an awesome lady!

I can look back now and laugh at the drama of the first couple of weeks. I am keeping my fingers crossed that when the second rotation starts, after having a few weeks off, that she won't have any issues getting back into a good bus routine.
I tried my best to get some pics of the first day, but she was so nervous/excited she wouldn't hold still long enough to even look at me and smile!I literally followed her around with the camera trying to get some sort of "happy" expression.One of the highlights was when a lady bug landed on her friend's bag.When the bus pulled up she was almost beside herself with anxiety.Luckily her friend was as confident as ever and insisted that they be "bus buddies"
Notice that there is still no sign of a real smile...I'll post pics of the arrival home & we'll keep looking for that elusive smile.