the bus stop.

He did it. He actually did it. For once in his life, there was no dispute made about first-day-of-school pictures... or pictures in general. 

"Sarah, I'm about to leave", I heard at 7:20 this morning. He had had specific instructions to wake me so that I could take his picture. And I actually jumped out of bed.

This was such a big day: a day of firsts. The first little Holmes to go to public school. The first little Holmes to take the BUS. The first little Holmes to have a homeroom.

"Sarah, no. You cannot take my picture of me getting on the bus. I'll never live it down."

So despite my bare feet and the dewed grass, I made the chilly hike through the back yard to the road belonging to the bus stop to take his picture. From a distance.  

I can't believe my baby brother is going into middle school. I'm so proud.