Back to School!

The day started out well. I got up on time and got the girls ready and out the door all excited and ready to start their new year at school! Breanna wasn't too sure about being dropped off and picked up at a different spot than she's used to but I told her that they don't have enough room at the K-1 door so the 2-4 have to go out front where they ask us to and she agreed to be dropped off out front.

I snapped a few pictures as they were walking up to the school. They are definitely growing up fast!

Rand asked about why we were by ourselves and I told them that it was time for A & B to go back to school and that he would go back to school tomorrow. He said "I don't like to be by ourselves".

My did this change. (Not wanting to be by himself) He decided he wanted to be by himself to the point of almost making my heart stop. We had an uneventful morning at home and then I thought it would be nice for us to have lunch together. We went to Fazoli's and ate and it was great. He was doing some cute sitting down dancing to the beat of the music and we talked and laughed. Then it was time to go................. We stood up, I put his trash on the tray that already had my trash on it, turned around and he was gone. I looked all around and no Rand. I went towards the bathrooms and the guys who worked there came around the corner and I asked if they'd seen a little boy go by. One of them said "I just saw him run by, I think he went outside". I went outside and called, he didn't answer. I went back in and looked around again and looked in the bathroom. I went back outside and the boys who worked there were outside and had found Rand behind the van. I went around and Rand was looking up with a silly grin on his face.

I know it happens, I know it has happened to most every parent on the face of the planet, but it's hard not to say "Why didn't I..... What if........ I've prayed about it and I'm trying to just let it go and just try to learn from it, but praying that it never happens again.

I managed to function enough to go get him a haircut and get some groceries at Wal Mart afterwards. I know he feels badly about it, I don't know how many times he's said he's sorry and he knows now that if it happens again, he won't play video games for a week. I'm so grateful to God that he's safe but my heart is just broken that it even happened.

I'm leaving in a few minutes to get the girls. I hope they had a great first day back to school. We're going to stop by on the way home and get them some new sneakers and Breanna a haircut. Autumn is growing hers out and doesn't want it cut.

They had a great day at school! They love their teachers and are happy with their classmates although some of their best friends are not in their classes :( All in al it is good!

Oh yeah, the pictures with the teachers are first because they were taken on registration day. Last year I didn't get to go back to the class on the first day because they were making people sign in and the line was long, so this year I took pics on registration day and didn't attempt to go to the classroom the first full day :)