Lily's First Day of 5th Grade at Ancillae Academy--September 6, 2017!

So, Lily is now at a new school--Ancillae Academy.  This is the same school that Matthew attended for 7th and 8th grade, and we loved it so much, we decided to have Lily leave McKinley and go to Ancillae.  We are thrilled.

Lily is not so thrilled.  She shadowed there in February, and when I picked her up, she was so excited about going to Ancillae.  But then the reality of leaving the only school she has known for the last 6 years, with all her friends, and she was having second thoughts.  What I love about Lily is that she thinks her second thoughts matter to me, which they don't.  I look at her, as she explains to me the reasons why maybe she should stay at McKinley, and then I simply say "no, you are going to Ancillae.  You will love it there."

Still, there were some transitional issues.  Namely, the bus comes a full hour earlier than the McKinley bus, which is tough for Lily.