August 8th was the first day of the 2001-2012 school year for my kids. Gavin is in Mrs. William's fourth grade this year. When we went to the open house I noticed that Gavin was not much shorter than Mrs.Williams. Mrs. Thelen his gifted teacher said he can't grow anymore cause she doesn't teach kids taller than her. Ashlyn is in Mrs. Howard's kindergarten class this year.
Ashlyn and her giant backpack! I always forget how big they look on the kindergartners.
Gavin at his desk. Ashlyn's teacher was not allowing parents in the classroom. I guess she was worried about getting a bunch of over anxious parents out of her classroom. I swung back by Ashlyn's classroom to sneak a peak through the window on my way out. She already had her glasses on and was hard at work coloring.
Whitney started the 7th grade at Tortolita Middle School. There are around 1,200 7th and 8th graders at her school! This is just mind boggling to me! The thought of that many kids is just crazy to me. Notice the shirt, it reads: Chick with Brains. That's my girl!
I teased her about coming in and taking pictures in front of her locker and the school sign. I really wanted to. . .but decided not to set her up for that kind of humiliation. I have been driving her to school in the mornings and it has become our time together.
We drove Ashlyn & Gavin to school that morning. Landon was so sad when Ashlyn got out of the car too. He just cried and cried for his Ashlyn. He has been really clingy with me since the kids started back to school. I think he realizes I am the only constant now. Despite Ashlyn's large smile exiting the bus she is not a fan of the bus. Most kids love the bus at first but not her! Gavin is the bus driver's helper and helps all the kindergartners with their seat belts.
Ashlyn is a shopper! She begs me to buy her new clothes whenever we go to any store with clothing. I took her to Carter's to pick out an outfit for the first day. She was having a very hard time narrowing it down to one outfit. But once she found this shirt that was it. Whitney was not a fan at first but then when she put the leggings with it, Whitney said, "Wow, that's really cute together!" She does have style.
Completely and utterly exhausted after her first day of school!
2 comments:
Amelia has that same backpack and it looks giant on her too. Can't believe Ashlynn is in kindergarten. Your kids have gotten so big.
What a fun accounting of the first day! I love that picture of Ashlyn and her ginormous backpack. How fun.
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