School Days

After a short break, the new school year is upon us!

Will, who is now a 2^nd grader, started on Monday with the rest of the 1^st-5^th graders. How handsome is he!!??

And very color coordinated!! He was very proud of his outfit.

We are definitely looking forward to this school year. I’ve heard great things about his teacher and one his best friends is in his class (and currently sits at his table but I’m curious as to how long that will last!!). All of his homework will be done on the computer so I think someone might be getting their own (old) laptop. I just can’t share!! I have too many Pinterest recipes to follow at dinner time each night!

He also got a new camouflage book bag and matching lunch box this year (I hope we can keep this one a few years). So far he enjoys playing jokes that center around his gear being camouflaged, i.e. “invisible”. Ha! Well, after 3 days it’s “Ha”. Check with me in a few weeks.

So far he’s had a great week. He’s been super happy in the afternoons, which is really important to me. He seems to really like his teacher too. Although he did mention last night that the new teacher isn’t as funny as his old one! Ha!

Kindergartners have a staggered entry system so Avery only goes one day this first week. It was actually kind of nice because on Will’s first day we could focus solely on him and on Avery’s, it was easier to just focus on her since Will already had a few days under his belt.

She was so excited last night that she couldn’t go to sleep, which resulted in a cranky and overly sensitive Avery this morning. But she rallied and came around and even did a little shoe tying session, ,which she HATES to do.

 

Hard to believe she is in school now!

Some pics outside before we left. I was starting to get worried that Sunshine was going to have to come with us to school!

Will took a turn behind the lens…

She was just a little bit excited.

Hanging out with Bubba before school….they were misbehaving!

I was absolutely devastated when Will announced he didn’t want to walk her to her classroom. Seriously, I almost cried. That was the only part of the morning that almost put me in tears!

And away she goes!

Settling into her classroom. She looks like such a big girl!

Matt snapped this one as we were leaving…..I still can’t believe she is in Kindergarten and she and Will are together again. Woo hoo for one stop in the afternoons!

She had a fun day and is ready to go back!!