Back to School!

Today the boys went back to school! We had a good start getting Adam up at 6:30 to catch the 7am bus. He actually woke up on time considering he couldn't sleep last night. He had a great time at school. It was his first year to have a locker & different teachers for different classes. He did great & really liked it.

Adam-6th grade

Then I woke Eric & Matt at 7:45 to catch the 8:30 bus. All was going well until Matthew decided to put his arms & knees inside his shirt while eating his cereal because he was cold (I didn't know this). Well, needless to say, milk & cereal went everywhere!! He had bumped his bowl & spilled it all down the front of him (his new clothes). I kept thinking 'don't cry over spilled milk'. So, I got up to help him. He was still sitting perfectly still. I noticed that milk was running down the chair to his bum, so I told him to get up & kind of 'helped' him get up (he says I pushed him). I didn't know his knees were still in his shirt & boom went Matthew on the kitchen floor, flat on his face. His arms & knees were still in his shirt & there was no way to catch himself. So, he has a huge purple bruise on his cheek that we iced for 20 minutes before the bus came. Meanwhile he's crying & doesn't want to go to school & asked me why I pushed him!! (Which I DID NOT)! I felt so bad though. So, we changed his clothes & got him to stop crying. I always take the kids pictures before they get on the bus the first day, so I told him to smile (like that was possible). So, he gave me THE most fake smile ever. But, after all was said & done he went to school & did just fine. I did tell him not to tell anyone at school that I pushed him though. I would definately be visited by Child Protective Services!! LOL Anyway, I felt really bad. I really wanted to keep him home because he was so upset, but he was fine by the time the bus came. What a mess! Let's hope for a better start tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Eric- 5th grade

Matthew-1st grade

Can you see his swollen left cheek?