Riding the Bus

Will has been wanting to ride the bus in the afternoons.  Being the overprotective parent, I have been perfectly happy to pick him up from school.  But I told him good behavior could demonstrate maturity and earn him the privilege of riding the bus. 

So last week he started riding the bus home.  Thankfully he has a short ride and sits in the front with a little boy in his class who plays a LeapFrog game that Will enjoys watching.  It's a much better scenario than what I envisioned:  Will at the back of the bus with all the fifth graders hearing stuff he shouldn't.  : )

Will happily running off the bus his first day.

Now I have the added benefit of having someone to pull the trashcan up the
hill on trash day!  : )