Tuesday, September 2, 2008

First Day

Whoo-hoo! Today the kids started back to school. Audrey has been so excited about going to first grade for some time now! She's excited that she now gets to go full day, eat lunch at school, and have three recesses on the BIG playground with all her friends. Ethan didn't want summer to end. This morning, however, they were both excited to go to school and see their new classrooms!

Ethan the third grader!

Audrey the first grader!


umm... yeah, she's sitting in the middle of the street... she wanted to...

Laughing at dad trying to be goofey.


Ethan is so into our first day photo shoot... ;)


The boys were just making fun of the girls and their cute poses.

Goofball!

The entire bus stop gang...

They both came home very excited ... we surprised them with a little neighborhood "first day of school" party and had pizza, fruit, cupcakes, and punch for all the kids in the cul-de-sac!

13 comments:

Our Beautiful Life said...

How fun! I want to live in your neighborhood even more now!

I can't believe Audrey is in first grade!

jjstringham said...

I'm so jealous of your neighborhood. I love that you had a first day of school party for them. So fun and they all look so cute!

The Dillon 6 said...

yup -- that's right. We ROCK down here on our street. ;)

It was such a nice day...both First Day and weather. I think they all had a lot of fun...no whining at bedtime. I think they were all exhausted!!

Michele said...

You are such a fun Mom! I want you to adopt me! Then you could teach me photography too!

The J's said...

I'm jealous too... I'm glad that you were so happy with them going back, you must be very secure with your school system and their friends... i think that's why I'm still crying and it's the 2nd morning!!

Jenie said...

Another fun time in the Kidd family! love the way you captured the kids shoes. A very cute idea. NOw you need to start scrap-booking all these pictures!

Rebecca said...

i must give credit where credit is due...
it was all melissa's idea to have the fun after school party. most of the fun and clever ideas are hers! :)

Mark and Jennifer said...

I want to live in your neighborhood, too or maybe have Melissa move to mine. I also thought the the picture of the shoes was so clever. The kids are growing up way too fast . . . and I still remember the big lump in my throat the first picture of Ethan getting on the school bus back in kindergarten! I want the world to stop moving so fast!

Angie Startin said...

I love the first day of school party idea...maybe I will do that next year. Brett and I both think that Audrey looks a lot like you. I have no idea why, but sometimes she reminds me of our cousin Robin. Amy I crazy?

kelly said...

i want to live there too!
and i want you to come take pictures of all my kids events!

The Ward Family Tree and All of It's Branches! said...

Seriously, I absolutely love the "shoe" picture. And all the rest. But the shoe pic is so wonderful you should enter it into a contest somewhere.

Allen Family said...

ok, how cute it that!!! I wish I lived on a cul-de-sac. you are such great moms!!! :)

Ammo and Josh said...

Your children look like models. I want to just stare at their beautiful faces.