A Day of Many Firsts!

The first day of school is ALWAYS a big deal,

but this year was a little different.

Why?

1) Iris! 

She's a kindergardener now! 

Crazy!  I know!

 2) Isabella

 She's a big bad 4th grader now!  

Two more years and then she's off to middle school! 

Aughh!

3) Mornings at home will be officially girl-free!

Luckily I've got two great boys to keep me company!  

4) Owen

In a few days he'll be starting Joy School two days a week. 

I'll post more on that later,

but really,

what will Gabriel and I do all by ourselves?!?

It's alright!

Change is good.

It's normal.

Natural, even.

And I can do this.

{Sigh}

I miss them already!

I like to say I only cried with Isabella.

Her leaving for school for the very first time

really, really threw me.

I thought I had it together after that,

and then I saw this.

Three girls on bikes.

Not just any girls though-my girls!

Iris Luciana

Looking absolutely beautiful and so grown up!

The line!

 She was still smiles,

but definitely starting to get more and more nervous!

In class,

she finally shared that she changed her mind

and didn't want to go to school afterall!

Lucky for us,

she has the smartest teacher in the whole wide world

who captured the kids attention
and pulled them into an activity right away.

Parents took the hint and made a quick getaway!

Ava Grace

We're so fortunate that Ava has the same teacher she had last year.

This woman is amazing,

and exudes so much love, warmth, and patience.

Ava thrives with her and we're looking forward

to another great year!



Isabella Rose

Studious as ever and completely organized!

She lives for the first day of school and loves hitting the books!

Honey,

everyday you make us so proud!

Meet the crew!

We'll be at home every morning
(except when Owen's in school!),

trying to figure out why it's so quiet at home!

Here they come!

It's a bit of a trick wrapping your mind around a

schedule after the leisure days of summer!

We're easing back into it with an afternoon snack

of homemade chocolate chip cookie
& ice cream sandwiches!

Enjoy!

And then get started on your homework!

{Smile}