Back to School!

The First Day of school came so quickly!  I guess that's because Madi was so excited to start 2nd Grade that for the last few weeks of summer in her bedtime prayers each night she would say, "and please bless the first day of school to come quickly." Pierce was not as thrilled and would continually say, "I am not saying Amen to that prayer!" Gotta love them! The summer flew by and the first day was here before we knew it. Both kids had a great first day, here they are, even cooperating with Mom for pictures!

Madi my  beautiful 2nd grader!   She loved her new Hello Kitty backpack and also loved her new skirt she chose to wear for the first day. 

My big 5th Grade boy!  So grown up, too big for a character backpack, this one should last him through high school.  I could not believe how much his feet had grown when we went shoe shopping!  And I can't believe he's in his last year of Elementary School!

Todd Bench, we miss you buddy!

Madi and Annie, so excited to be in the same class again this year! 

Love these girls.  So glad Madi has Annie, she is such a sweet friend. 

Jensen was so funny about the kids going back to school.  As we drove away after dropping them off the first day he cried, "I go school, I go school".  He wants to be just like them, do everything they do.  The 2nd day, Julianne picked them up in the morning, look who was ready with his "packpack" when it was time to go...

He was so sweet, it just broke his heart that he couldn't go to school with them.   He didn't give up too easily, here he is the next week...

Shoes and backpacks, that's what we need! 

 

This boy just melts my heart.  "I go school, I go school" he wanted to go with them so bad!  After several days the kids started telling him, "Jens when you get bigger you can go to Kindergarten!"  So pretty soon he started telling me, "I get bigger I go Kindergarten!"  Then they furthered their instruction and told him when  he gets bigger he can go to preschool, now he is content with that and often reminds me, "I get bigger I go preschool!"  He can't wait to be bigger and I just wish he'd stay little.  If I could keep him at 2 for a few years I would.  I adore my 2 year old boy, he brings me so much joy and brings so much laughter and sweetness to our home.  Please stay little for just awhile Jens.  A few weeks ago he was also feeling left out now that Madi has started piano lessons, so he added that to the list and now also reminds me, "I get bigger I go 'plano' lessons"!  Yes you will baby boy, you'll go to school and piano lessons all too soon.