School Bus

Tol has been waiting to ride the SCHOOL BUS for a long, long time.  Luckily, we moved into a neighborhood where he is able to ride the bus to and from school.  HE LOVES IT, to say the least!
School started on a Thursday but because we registered Tolman for school late, he couldn't start riding the bus til the following Monday.  It was a long 2 days of having to commute in the car!

BUS BUDDIES

Tolman. Dawson. Garrett.

Aren't they cute?  Tol has made some great friends in our neighborhood and we are so grateful!

Getting on the bus.

And there they go. . .

 *TOL'S SCHOOL BUS ADVENTURE*

A few days after this, I was putting some bar stools together and lost track of the time.  When I finally  looked at the clock, I realized Tolman should have been home from school 15 minutes prior.  I wasn't too concerned, but when a few more minutes passed I began to worry.  Right then Tol walked in the door totally laughing.  It turns out he ended up on the wrong bus to go home.  He swore he was in the line to get on his bus, but  realized he ended up on the wrong bus as it was pulling out of the lot.  Poor Tol!  I guess he was too scared and embarrassed to say anything.  After a few stops, Tol got up the nerve & walked to the front of the bus and told the bus driver his unfortunate situation.  Let me just say that I was totally impressed with how the transportation dept. handled this.  Tol said the driver was very nice and told him to sit in the seat behind the driver's seat.  Then he got on his CB radio to find out who Tol was and where he lived, etc.  He ended up driving Tol right to our front door after all the other kids were dropped off.  Obviously Tol's fears were completely put to ease because Tol came in our door laughing.  Hearing Tol tell the story was actually pretty hilarious.

Tol wasn't phased by this, which was surprising, and he was rearing to get on the bus the next day.