And they're off.....

First day of school! yeah! I'm not the only one that is excited- the kids have been super excited for school to start also. We jam-packed the last week of summer with activities (more post on that soon)  and after all of the fun they are ready to be back in school. They all looked super cute in their new clothes and Jake yesterday, summed up seventh grade day in one word- Awesome. Today everyone else followed and the house is kinda quiet. Owen is yelling that he needs help with his wii game- he really does miss his brothers and sister when they are gone. School starts next week for him and he is super excited.

Ethan - Eighth grade. Taking band again this year and other fun classes and also on leadership team again.

Jake- Seventh grade. So excited to be taking guitar this year. Hopefully all those piano lessons will help him learn quickly! Loves his new guitar and has thanked me for it many times. Half the neighborhood is in his grade and cute as ever to see them at the bus stop yesterday. Couldn't resist a picture. This is probably less than half of them!

Jocelyn- Second grade. A little nervous this year because she only has one other neighbor kiddo in her class. Although she was pretty excited to pick out where she would sit in her classroom at back to school night. She has gotten to be such a good reader over the summer and its fun to se her read just for fun. (not because it's on her job chart!)

Riley- First grade. Already had his DRA testing and did well- thank goodness summer school paid off! He is sooooo excited to eat lunch at school.

 

So anywhoo it's pretty quiet around here, except Owen is still yelling at me(I'm waiting!) Before you think I'm ignoring him- I already played and died miserably. Mario galaxy is my least favorite game. Now give me harry potter lego or skylanders and I rock. Unfortunately he doesn't want to play either. Sigh. I'm off to play the wii!