First Day of School

The first day of school is one of the few mornings I’m up early enough to see Abigail.  I prepared her a pancake breakfast, helped with her hair, snapped a few pictures and then dropped her off at the bus stop down the hill.

Volleyball tryouts started immediately after the first day of school.  Abigail had soccer practice right after that, and then after a quick bite she headed off to youth.  This is our first time having a kiddo play two sports consecutively.  It’s actually been mostly manageable since soccer and volleyball are both at her school, but Wednesdays are non-stop for this girl.  Makes for a late night when you add in homework as well.   She continues to play the flute this year which makes for quite the load of stuff she needs to take to school everyday.

Carly and Jason left about an hour later.
  

This will be the last year these two go to school together.

This is also one of the few (quite possibly the only day) I walk them to their bus stop in the morning.

Carly has several friends in the neighborhood she rides the bus with.

Katie really wanted to help me make cookies for the kids to have when they got home from school so I gave her the task of unwrapping the Hershey kisses.  When she was done I found that she’d taken a nibble out of several kisses.  I was actually pretty upset and sent her to time out while I inspected each of them.  Then I saw the humor in it and took a picture.

I wish I could just be that Mom that laughs this stuff off, but I’ve got too much tiger-mother in me so as punishment Katie didn’t get to eat any cookies :(

Katie started preschool the following week.  A friend in the neighborhood teaches preschool in her home.  Katie has been SO excited for preschool to begin.  I love that it is so close and that there are only 7 kiddos in the class.

Katie looks forward to going to Mrs. Hammer’s every Tuesday and Thursday.  She loves homework, which has so far consisted of writing her name and letters of the alphabet.  This past week she was the VIP, an absolute thrill for her.

So far everyone has adjusted well to being back in school and in the full swing of fall activities.