First day of school…Finally!!!

So here we find ourselves at the beginning of another school year…the summer was too long this year and everyone…me included couldn’t wait for school to start.  It is so hard to believe that Trent is in the 7th grade, Courtney is in the 5th grade and Brianna is a 2nd grader.  Where has the time gone?   Here are the pics of the 1st day of school…

I cannot believe how tall he is getting…Reference pictures from past years to see the growth…I have taken his picture by this tree every year for 5 years now…it amazes me that I no longer see eye to eye with him…I am beginning to have to cast my gaze upward!!

A beautiful Daughter…I felt a little saddened that I was taking Courtney to the first day of her last year in Elementary school…she is becoming so mature and grown up now!

Mr. Lease is an awesome teacher…Courtney is going to love being in his class…Trent had him for 5th grade too!

I am so glad that Courtney has such good friends…she has always chosen to align herself with good people!!!

Brianna, my little sweetie ROCKSTAR!!!  she had to have the coolest outfit and hair for her first day!!

This is Mrs. Haugen…I am so excited that Brianna is in her class…Courtney had her for Kindergarten and 2nd grade…so we are thrilled to have Brianna get to work with such an awesome lady!!

the official hanging of the backpack!!!

and Brianna at her desk…I think she is excited about who she sits next to…let’s just hope she gets her work done too!

The kids all reported that they had great days…Trent got a little lost in the middle school, after all it is huge and very confusing…They did construction to rebuild it over the last year, so this is Trent’s first year in the new building.  I think he’ll get the hang of it pretty soon!

Courtney was so excited about a new book club the Librarian is doing after school twice a month..She can’t wait to check out books and get started reading so she can attend!

Brianna’s teacher reported that she had very nice handwriting on her first day.  Which honestly I was a little worried about, she usually just scrawls the letter uneven and not perfectly formed.  So I was glad to hear that she put in extra effort to make it nice and neat!

And as for me…left all alone in the house…AHHHHHHH!  It feels nice to be able to get back on schedule with things and actually feel that if I clean the house, it might just stay that way!  It is a little lonely and quiet around here, but I am thankful for the reflection time.  The time is not far off I am sure where I will again become a fixture at the school as I substitute and volunteer, but this week is all mine!!!