A new School Year

We can't believe summer is over.  We finished it off well though with a trip to the beach and a BBQ at our house with most of our family.  We also got to celebrate Uncle Aaron's birthday.  It was a great end to a fun summer. 

Tuesday morning came VERY early for all of us.  Everyone had a bit of excitement as well as a bit of apprehension.  We all missed Damon that morning because he was in San Jose for work. Mom made the morning better by having a yummy breakfast made for the kids.

 Noah was the first to leave at 7am and I didn't take any pictures.    He wouldn't have wanted any anyway.  He thinks it's great not being at the bottom of the food chain at middle school.  (I'm just happy I don't have to do carpool until Friday)

The other two took their time getting ready since we didn't leave until 8:40am.

 Adam thinks that he is top dog since he is the big 5th grader on campus.  Going to school is old news for him.  He already knows his teacher because Noah had her in 4th and 5th grade.  Most of his friends are in the class as well. 

Lily was a bit more nervous to start 2nd grade.  She has a teacher none of the kids have had and I don't know either except I have heard wonderful things about her.  She was sad about not getting the teacher she wanted, but after talking to her 1st grade teacher she was more relaxed about it.

After the kids got home and dumped all their paperwork on me (it took 3 hours to fill out) we headed out for a first day of school treat.  Everything is better with ice cream right?  The fact that we ran into so many other people that we know there confirmed our belief.

 We also got a call from Damon saying that he was taking an earlier flight so we got to pick him up from the airport earlier.  YEA.

All in all the first day of school went really well for everyone.