We’re ba-aaack! Back home for the school year after a year of school in P-town. I have to admit, I will miss a few things about my kids great school experience in Price, but we are all so happy to be starting this new school year back home. The kids all have fantastic teachers this year and have been so excited to see their old friends.
Kenni is a big 5th grader this year. Ruler of Elementary! (Our school only goes up to 5th grade and then she’s off to middle school-gulp!) And I must say she is growing into a beautiful young lady even though her teeth are going to cost Seth and I a small fortune in orthodontia
Sparky is starting 4th grade. He has recently become the most self-sufficient “get-ready-for-schooler” you have ever met. He sets his own alarm and gets up 15 minutes before the other kids. By the time the rest of them (and myself!) have rolled out of bed, he has fixed his own breakfast, gotten himself dressed, combed his hair, brushed his teeth, and is patiently waiting for the rest of us, all ready to go. Such a good boy.
Noodle is a big first grader this year. I would say he is making the leap to being at school all day, but he’s not. He was so lucky to get to attend all-day kindergarten in Price. His 1st grade teacher has already commented to me that he seems so much older and more well-adjusted than the other kids, and I had to explain that he went to a different school last year. The first few weeks of school, all the first graders were falling asleep by the end of the day, but not this guy. He was just plugging along ready to learn. Such a smartie-fartie, too.
Here they all are, waiting for the bus. We are so lucky the bus stop is just right next door. I love it. And even though we are the first kids to be picked up in the whole dang county, they still don’t have to catch the bus until 30 minutes later than we did last year in Price. Yeah! More sleep!
Oh my goodness, can it really be? Yes, this sweet little guy started Kindergarten this year, one week after the other kids headed back. He is so small he just melts my heart. I debated holding him back because he really is quite young for Kindergarten, but his preschool teacher assured me that he was ready, and he would be bored home with me for another year. Still, it was hard seeing him get on that bus. He’s just so tiny and sweet!
So there you have it! Four of my five kids are at the same Elementary school for one brief year. I have a feeling the secretaries up there are going to be seeing a lot of me this year. You would think with just me & baby J at home, things would be a little bit quieter, and easier, but nooooooo. My goodness, that little lady is a terror. She runs around making more messes than my other 4 kids combined.
Can’t you just see the mischief on that face????
(Yes, she is always covered in food, and her hair is generally a disaster! Such a sweet, hot mess!)
Its going to be a crazy year!!!!
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