olivia goes to school

Backpack? Check. Hair done? Check. Shoes on? Check.

Biggest, most excited grin ever? Double-check!

This girl is ready to go!

Learning from the big kids, following in their steps. Walking along the trail to school.

Just look at the straightness of her back and the arch of her eyebrows and the

picture-perfect poise of her hands. She knows this is her big day.

The three girls (Marta, Olivia, and Rebekah) find their seats, look at their nametags,

and get acquainted with the things around them.

Shari and Olivia with their first-day-of-school happy faces.

We're thrilled to be able to send Olivia to an early childhood class with Shari twice a week for two hours on each of those days. Olivia gets some extra attention and socialization. And we love Shari. Ali and Aidan get to work undistracted by a little sister. And I get to enjoy going into single-minded-(watch out kids!)-teacher-mode for those few hours. It's a win-win situation, and we are certain that we are the ones most blessed by this arrangement.

(Heather)