Katie and Kristen are off to the first day of school! I can't believe the summer is over already! They were very excited! Katie, my late sleeper, was awake at 6 this morning!
Katie is in third grade and has a new teacher this year. She had the same teacher for the last two years because she was in a 1/2 grade split class. So, she will be with more different kids and a new teacher. She was a little nervous this morning, but I am sure she will do great. She is excited to be learning cursive this year and of course can't wait for science. (We had a cicada resting on our porch this morning - that is what she is pointing out in the picture.)
Katie had very firm ideas about what she wanted for shoes and a school bag this year. The largest criteria for both things were that there was no PINK involved anywhere. She wanted a messenger style bag and z-strap shoes. Both of those items were surprisingly hard to find in a style Katie and Mom agreed on. But, we did it!
Kristen is in first grade - this will be her first day that she stays all day at school! This is a little harder for me than I thought it would be! She is very excited to take her lunch just like Katie, though. For Kristen, the more pink something has, the better! And she loves Hello Kitty and princesses. So, she was very easy to help pick out a backpack. She also let me pick out a cute outfit for her to wear on the first day.
Of course Daniel had to come out and join his sisters for a picture! He is going to miss having them to play with during the day. He starts preschool next week, which will help a little, I think.
Off they go in the Daddy Bus! Bye girls! See you this afternoon!
