First School Bus Ride

(Not the best photos, but....)

It doesn't seem to matter how many children you put on that school bus for the first time *this is number five for me*, it is always a stressful thing. Even though I am confident of the bus service here in Oak Ridge, and my little poppet has ridden a bus on field trips in preschool. I was still pretty nervous and anxious about her first ride yesterday. It seems so silly to me, but I just was. She is such an independent little girl, that she skipped right onto the bus without looking back. I am glad that I said goodbye before the bus actually got there. :) Her best friend, Andrew rides the same bus, he lives next door, so they catch it together in the mornings. He is in 3rd grade and I feel better knowing that he is "watching out" for her. Even though she can take care of herself in most things. She is thrilled about riding the bus.






When she came home, she ran straight into my arms, which I must say was very rewarding. She said she missed me so much. However, today her dad and I are supposed to wait in the house, so she can come in and say, "mom, I'm home". What a girl!
I think she is going to do just fine and then some.