Now that the sun is out, the afternoons are hot, and the 10-day forecast finally shows sun-sun-sun, it's time for school to start. I'm not sure why summer felt like it needed to wait until now to show up, but we are glad to have such a beautiful first day of school! The kids have not been excited for summer to end, but this morning they were pretty excited to go to school and see all their friends!
Audrey and Aubrey checking out their best friend neckalces they agreed to wear.
And, of course, Fred had to come along. Fred has been on many adventures this summer and the girls have been keeping a photo diary of all his fun outings. While we were in Idaho for three weeks, Audrey let Aubrey take care of him and Fred went on more adventures than I can count.
Audrey with her best buddies, Karen and Aubrey.
All the girls playing with adorable Elle while waiting for the bus to arrive.
The bus stop gang, minus the nine kindergarteners that start on Friday!
And they're off!
This year Ethan and Malcolm are headed off to middle school. They actually leave an hour before the elementary kids. I can't believe these guys were only three years old when we both moved here. Where has the time gone?
After humoring us by letting Melissa and me take a few pictures, the boys were headed off to the bus. They look like they're headed off to the guillotine and not school. We made sure not to embarrass them by following them with our cameras any further.
David didn't start kindergarten until Friday and he could hardly wait. He was so excited this morning that he was up and dressed and ready to go an hour early. He has been so excited to go to the "big kid" school and has been counting down the days.
On our street we have nine kiddos starting kindergarten this year. Here's a picture of all of them, minus one. As you can see, David is rarely without a buddy to play with.
Karen and her dad brought down some donuts and orange juice to celebrate all the kindergarten kids first day of school. So fun!
My favorite picture of the day and the one shot that makes me a little emotional. David has been waiting so long for his turn to ride the school bus and today is finally the day! I'm so happy for him.
I followed the bus to the school so that I could get a few picture of David at the school. The teachers meet all the kids at the bus and help guide them to the right spot to show them the way to their class. We don't actually go into the school with them. It took quite a bit of time for them to get them all sorted out. As you can see, David thought this process couldn't get over soon enough.
Finally! Time to go! Surprisingly, David seemed the least nervous on his first day of any of my kids.
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