More Back to School

I'm back with some photos of the two little ones and their first day of school. They were at least more inclined to have their photos taken so I was able to take a few more than the older two.

Here are Riley's pics and she was so excited to start school back up again. She started September 3rd and is in prekindergarten. That is not to be confused with preschool. It is basically a kindergarten class but only a half a day. We didn't feel the rush to push her off to kindergarten when she just turned 5 in mid August. Her preschool teacher said she was ready for Kindergarten, but with her age it was totally up to us if we wanted to send her there. We figured why not give her another year to grow older and she absolutely loves school so I'm sure she wouldn't mind another year of it.

Here is Gavin all ready for his first day. He sure doesn't have a lot of supplies to bring, actually all he had to bring was a change of clothes (he threw the scissors in there because he wanted something like that in his picture since his brothers and sister had that kind of stuff). Gavin is in 3 year old preschool and goes twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. He was excited for school as well. He was basically pushing me out the door when we were at school so he could start his day. My only obstacle I have found with him and school is that it isn't fun to have to wake him up early to get ready for school. I spend about five minutes every morning just trying to get him out of bed. He even goes to bed by 8:30 so he shouldn't be too tired, he just isn't a morning person.

Back to School

Wow, what a bad blogger I have been, my two oldest started school on August 28th and I am just now posting about it. I just don't have the drive right now to sit at the computer for very long periods of time. Hopefully that will get better otherwise I may not have any visitors to my blog anymore. You wouldn't leave me now, would ya. :)

Here is Jordan with his back to school stuff. I always take pictures of these every year to see how their piles change. And when I scrapbook these pictures I always put the supply list on those layouts. For Jordan this year we actually weren't given a list at all. For their age, grade 7, the teachers just assume we all know what the kids should need by now. It was still hard for me to get what he needed because 7th grade is so much different than sixth because he has a different teacher for every subject now this year so it would have been nice to have a little guidance in picking out his stuff. At least what we got is all working out for him right now.

Here is Zachy with his stuff looking all ready for the 4th grade. We did have a list for him, made it so much easier, not cheaper, just easier. There is no such word as cheap now when we have all four kids in school from preschool to 7th grade.

I always have to pose the kids on the porch as well every year. A tradition we will have to keep going with now. And luckily you can't tell it here, but can you believe that I actually forgot to take the first day of school pictures. We got so busy with the morning that it totally slipped my mind. I always take the supplies photos a few days before school so I didn't have my camera out to remind me to take pictures. I felt like such a bad mom but as long as you take them the next day or so all is good, right? That is what I told the kids and they are happy with that, so forgiving are they, love em.

I'll be sure to post the pics of the two younger ones soon.

Vacation Series Photos - The Last of it!

Sorry again that it has taken me so long to post. I was having troubles there for a while with not being able to get into any blogs through blogger. Couldn't view my own and other people's blogs. Was a little bummed there for a while because I like to blog hop. Anyway, here is the last of the pictures. I technically have hundreds more, but I just picked some of my favorite photos and a variety of places we visited. Thanks for taking the time to view them all and now it is on to school photos and sports stuff, the next chapter.