School is Cool.

Natalie's back in school! Thursday was her first day back. She did go to summer school, but summer school is much different. The focus during the summer is just to maintain the skills she learned during the school year. Now that she's back in school, she'll be challenged to learn new things.

Getting her hair braided--it's getting sooooo long!

We drove her to school the first day--normally she takes the bus. It was a bright, sunshiny day!

We had Natalie's wheelchair adjusted this summer, and now she fits perfectly in it. It's a really nice set of wheels!

Back in her classroom. Calvin was very interested in what was going on. He loved the classroom.

Natalie was wide-eyed and ready to go. Perry and I agreed that she knew exactly where she was---she was really happy!

Calvin scooted all around the room until Natalie's classmates showed up.

Natalie's chair at the table so she can sit at the same level with all of her classmates.

Nat's in the same classroom as last year with the same teacher, but some other things have changed. There are only four kids in the class this year, so her aide from last year, Tracy, is not needed. There are two other aides in the classroom who were there last year as well, so her new aide is Jeanne. We love Jeanne, too, but we will definitely miss Tracy! She was great with Natalie. If more kids are added to the class, they will try to get Tracy back. Anyway, if you're reading this Tracy, we miss you already!