First Day of the First Grade...

Caitlyn at her desk- doesn't she look proud? I'm sure proud of her, can't you tell?!

With her new backpack in the entrance to her classroom

What a happy smile- that's my first grader!

And lined up from the playground to start the day....

Ahhhhh, school has officially started! And why not- it's August! The days of starting after Labor Day are over, at least in the public school system. Anyhow, we were quite ready for school to begin here in our household. After a week or so of trying to get to bed earlier, I think we got off to a good start this morning and actually got everyone out of the house by 7:35 am, Marty included, to see Caitlyn off for her first day of first grade. She goes from 8 am until 2 pm now, and I expect it will be a bit of an adjustment for her and that she'll be tired.



After I said goodbye to Caitlyn and Marty went off to work, I joined my friend Tammy and her boys for a trip to the park and Starbuck's. I don't think I've ever been to the park that early in the morning. There were guys weedwhacking and mowing the lawn! Jake and Brie had fun playing on the slides and swings with Erik and Jack. Then it was time for a vanilla latte and roaming around the nursery where I used to work. The younger two are content to sit in the cart and eat popcorn while we browse among the plants. I started to make a list of plants that will work for our front yard by the stairs. When we left it was only 10:30 am- I'm still used to rushing back by noon to pick up my kindergartener!

Jake took a nap while Brie and I had time together to color and read books. Wow, that was so nice! She's such a calm little girl and I could tell it was a relaxing time for her (and me!) I can tell you who else desperately needed a nap by 3 pm- me! Marty is taking a night class on Monday and Wednesdays and doesn't get home until 9:45 pm, so I need to conserve my energy for those, let's say "challenging" evenings where I do dinner, baths, and bedtime solo with our three little monkeys. My hat is way, way off to those of you parents that do this alone on a regular basis!

Aubreigh starts preschool tomorrow....I'll keep you posted on how that goes! But let's just say she is tickled pink to start school!