1st Day of School

It's here! It's here! The 1st day of school has arrived. The boys have been super excited about the 1st day of school for a while now. Brody has been counting down the days the entire Summer. It has been a long Summer, according to the 5 year old.

First up, our annual back to school fashion show.

We gathered all of the supplies so we could bring them to share with our classes.

We baked treats, wrapped a little gift and brought flowers for the teachers.

We took the traditional 1st day of school photo of all the boys on the front porch.

Tanner and Carter were the 1st ones to leave this morning. Their school starts at 7:55 am. They didn't want me to walk them to their classes this morning :-). Sad for me. They are growing up!

We delivered Brody to his kindergarten classroom. Our baby is in kindergarten. Where has the time gone?He was so excited and happy to be there.  One of his best buds(Sam) is in his class this year. Brody's teacher is wonderful. Garrett had her for kindergarten. We feel so lucky to have landed in her classroom again!

Garrett was happy to loop up to the 3rd grade with his 2nd grade teacher from last year! He was also happy to discover that one of his good friends(Caden) was also in class with him.

Their school year is off to a great start! I am still trying to figure out what I will do for 3 hours each day...all by myself!

1st Day of School

It has taken me 9 years of taking 1st day of photos to get smart :-). I decided to take their 1st day of photos the day before. It was a little less chaotic.

Tanner

Carter

Garrett 

Brody

Stay tuned for the actual 1st day of school photos. You didn't think I would just snap photos the day before and not on the actual day, did you :-)?

Finally...

It is FINALLY Brody's turn to head back to school. It has been a long 3 weeks for this little boy...and for me. Ever since the big brothers returned to school, we have had the same daily conversation about when it would be HIS turn. The day has FINALLY arrived and he was all smiles.
















Brody picked out a new pair of kicks, got a new haircut w/spikes, decorated his bucket(portable cubby/backpack) and dressed himself in one of his new outfits. He was ready to go.






















The only thing left to do was wait for the 2 hours until school started -LOL! He was thrilled to see his favorites friends from the 3 year old class return to the 4 year old class. This may be or not be the girl he mentions every night during our happy and sads around the dinner table(part of his happy report,of course).














And we can't forget about his best buddy,Sam - aka Sambo.














We are excited for Brody and the opportunity he will have to learn and to grow this year. We know he will have an amazing year with his teachers and friends. As he tells us on a daily basis, "one more year of preschool and then it's off to kindergarten." This Momma is hoping that the year doesn't fly by...I am not ready for him to grow up. I am off to fill my 3 hours w/out kiddos with all things productive...do you think a nap falls under productive category:-)?

back to school...back to reality

Summer has ended. I was(still am) in denial, big time. So the boys have been back in school for just about a week and a half now and I am just getting around to blogging about it. I was so sure that once they went back to school, I would have all of this free time. Who was I kidding :-)? I have felt 100 times busier(in a good, busy kind of way)this school year. The first day of school went off without a hitch. I attended the 5 am Fit Club class to ensure I didn't miss my workout. I came home and made German pancakes for everyone while the boys got ready. We had to take the traditional 1st day of school photos. I can't believe we have a 7th, 5th and a 2nd grader.


















There were notes tucked into the lunch boxes/bags. There were new shoes/clothes/school supplies. There were flowers for the teachers. There were gifts for the teachers. There were happy boys, ready for a new year, with new teachers and friends!




















We are looking forward to a wonderful year with lots of growth, new memories and fun adventures.












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Lunch date

Brody and I met John/Daddy at the Folsom outlets for a little shopping and an early lunch. Tomorrow is Brody's 1st day of preschool and we thought he needed a new outfit. He is over the top excited...talks about "his" preschool non-stop.


{this little boy loves his Daddy SO much}


{Brody with his shopping bag...he had to carry it :-)}


{a trip to the outlets is not complete until you ride one of the trains, cars or helicopters}

We are off to decorate his school bucket. It serves as a backpack and a cubby while he is at school.
Have a great Monday!

off to a great start

The boys went back to school today! They were ready and so was I...or so I thought I was. Tanner starts school at 7:50 and wanted to get there early. He didn't want to be walked into school...he wanted to be dropped off at the curb. Must be the middle school-er in him :-). I had John take him this morning so I could avoid the tears. I lost it when I dropped him off last week for orientation so I knew that I would be a mess today. He is so grown up and I am having a hard time with that :-).

Instead of a fashion show at our house, the boys like to lay out their entire 1st day of school ensemble. Here are this years outfits...complete with underwear, socks, and backpacks. Oh, and don't forget the Axe body spray :-). Trust me, it is way better smelling than stinky middle school boy smell.


We spent some time shopping and organizing our school supplies. This is my favorite part of the the whole back to school hype...I am kind of nerdy like that. I love the colorful, sharp crayons, packages of binder paper and new yellow pencils.


Another fun, yearly tradition is a note from Mom{Me}in their lunch box/bag on the first day of school. My sister found these cute lunch box notes and mailed them to me last year. Thanks, Am.


We wrapped up this cute little gift to take to the teachers this year {idea found here}. Love the darling ideas from these cute sisters.


The yearly photos of the boys on the 1st day of school.








I loved seeing the boys enjoy their first day of school with their favorite friends.





The boys are all home now & have been happily chattering about their day. Everyone is happy and content with their new schedule/routine. It is going to be another fantastic year.