Collective Sigh all around Buckeye

Today if you listened carefully, you could hear a great sigh of relief from many parents in Buckeye School District. Today was the first day of school.

The Little kids went to their new school and really enjoyed their first day!
Elizabeth is in 4th Grade and is glad that there are 3 kids from her old class that got transfered too. But she WILL say she's not glad that Oscar was transfered too, but I think she really is glad to have even his familiar face.
Elijah is in 3rd. I am glad to see some of his classmates transfered over too, I'm friends with their mothers.
Jacob is now attending all day in 1st grade. His teacher is really cute and young and eager! I think he'll love her.

And just so you know, I was one of the sighs of relief! This morning I think the powers that be were trying to get me to be glad to send them to school. All 4 kids fought over everything, even something so trivial as to where Mommy was picking them up after school. Elizabeth even dumped a whole bowl of cereal on her new school clothes. Had to change and she wasn't too happy about having to change. Lap full of milk; or clothes that aren't as "cute" as the first set - make a choice.
I finally got them out the door and to school. We were a few minutes later than I'd have liked to be. I walked them to the back of the school and helped them to line up with their classes. I got Jake in the wrong line, but quickly fixed that. And they all got in ok.
Yes, I let a few tears leak out. Not much though! Lets all pretend they were tears of joy! :)

My day without big kids was nice!!! Bret, LIvvy and I went to the new Walmart by us and we wandered around for a little while. Then we came home. Bret went to a movie and Livvy and I took a nap on my bed together. Now some of you are thinking, "No big deal - I nap with my kid all the time." Well, I don't. Naptime is so sacred to me and I put them in their own beds and I do my thing. In the past I haven't really been alone during naptime. I have 3 big kids that don't nap anymore.
But today was so special for Livvy and me. She cuddled right up to me and we crashed. When the big kids got home, she bragged to them that she got to nap with Mommy "in her own big bed."

I have one thing to complain about today though - I have to wait till Monday for a bit more of Heaven! :)