The First Day of School!

BitterSweet--the PERFECT word to describe the First Day of School!

Tuesday was that day!

The kids are bored with Summer and I am ready for a "normal" routine!! 

The boys started on Tuesday, Paige on Wednesday!

I told the boys they had to wear "nice, cute clothes" and this is what they each picked out!

APPROVED!!!

Waiting for the BUS...

Tyler ran and was the first one on the bus!

Jaden let the neighbor girls go in front of him!  (Or that's just how it worked out!!)

Doesn't he look SO LITTLE next to that GIANT BUS!!

The fourth window from the back....

J-Man giving mom and dad a GREAT BIG SMILE and WAVE!!!

He's going to be gone for 8 hours. 

This is the BITTERSWEET!  Kindergarten isn't so bad, it's 1/2 day just like Pres-school.

But, FIRST GRADE is A L L  D A Y  L O N G !!!!

More Waves!!!

I like to follow the bus the first day of school and watch the kids get off

(and take more pictures!!)

His FIRST real DESK!  He is big time now!!!

First Day of FIRST GRADE:  Jaden and Mrs. Short

Mrs. Short taught Kindergarten last year (Jaden didn't have her, but knew her).

I "requested" (you can't really request a teacher!) Mrs Short thinking it would make the transition from Kindergarten to First Grade easier and smoother for Jaden!!

SO FAR----it has worked!  Jaden loves First Grade and doesn't mind the 8 hours at all!!!

First Day of THIRD GRADE:  Tyler and Mrs. Whelan!

YES---we had Mrs. Whelan for 2nd grade too!!  (We "Requested" her as well!!)

We loved her last year and did great with Tyler so WHY NOT have her again! 

So---another year!  We are excited to see what they learn and who their new friends will be!!!

BitterSweet....