I am so not ready for school to start. I feel like summer was not long enough and I still want to play. I guess because of that I have put off school shopping. I finally ordered some clothes online, but I still haven't seen any packages. Well, Wednesday school started even though I didn't want it to. I have been so irresponsible about school. Tuesday we missed Back to School Night because we were at the lake. That also meant that we were all up late. We have gone swimming every night this week and my kids have gone to bed late every night this week. Maybe I'll do better next week, but I'm not going to make any promises. Well even though I wasn't ready for school to start I still took the traditional first day of school pictures. Thanks to Grandma Kathy my kids had at least one new thing to wear on the first day of school.
Kamryn is in middle school (6th grade) this year. I can't believe it. I have really been feeling old having a child in middle school. He is really liking school and the idea that he is a little bit older with a little more responsibility. He also really likes that they have more choices at lunch. That means there is a better chance that he might actually like something at lunch.
I took a picture of Kamryn and Jacob waiting for the bus. They thought they were way to big for this picture, and were a little embarrassed. I thought it was better than walking them to their first class and taking a picture.
Derek is in the 2nd grade this year. He is growing up a lot. He is excited about his teacher. He came home from the first day of school and said "2nd grade is way better than 1st grade". I didn't get a picture of him at his desk. After I took a picture of Brynli I went in his classroom to get a picture of him and they had all gone outside.
Brynli is in the 1st grade this year and gets to go to school all day. She thinks it is great to eat lunch at school. Everyday when I ask her what her favorite part of school was, she answers "lunch". She is such a girl. Today she didn't want to go to school because she didn't have anything new to wear. Where are those packages anyway?
Here is Brynli at her desk. She also has grown up a lot lately.
Even though my 2 youngest kids aren't in school yet I still like to get pictures of them on the first day of school. Sadie is going to do a Joy School type preschool this year, but we haven't started it yet. Sadie had to wear a backpack for her pictures, and when we took the kids to school. She was excited for them in the morning, but by afternoon she was really missing her siblings. She kept asking when they were coming home, and if we could go pick them up.
She had to have me take her picture at the school when we dropped the kids off. She's growing up too, but I'm glad that she isn't big enough for kindergarten yet.
And here is little Aubrey. She is just getting so big and doing such big things. I wish she would slow down a little. We are having a lot of fun with her, and hopefully she will keep us young.
