Sunday, October 3, 2010

Back to School

How come you can be soooo ready for the kids to go back to school, but when you go to Meet the Teacher you get a lump in your throat and and you are fighting the little tears in the corner of your eyes thinking about them being in another grade and spending half of their waking hours away from you. 

It is true that just the day before I was complaining to John about how I couldn't wait for school to start again, this is what I wanted some peace and quiet.  But then the day arrives and they just seem so little heading off on their own.  It is so true that the days sometimes feels like weeks and the weeks seem like days.  Where did the last school year go?  Hannah is in 5th grade when it seems like just yesterday she was going to kindergarten.  So here are our first day of school pics, until next week, I mean next year.





Grace started school a week later than the older girls.  (That is how they do it here)  Joshua was ready to stay with her and was devastated when he had to leave.


 Grace with her neighborhood friends on her first day of Kindergarten.

 Sitting at her desk.


 Joshua making himself at home in kindergarten.
She is so serious.  You can see how pensive she is.  That morning was a roller coaster of emotions.  That girl sure is emotional, and volatile.  You wouldn't believe it looking at her sweet face. :)


 Joshua  really wanted to stay.
 Joshua looking for Grace after her first day of school.
Caroline picking Grace  up from school.

The girls on Grace's first day of school.

3 comments:

LaNae said...

Cute, cute kids! I use to be so sad that time was going by so fast and now it just makes me mad that I can't do anything to stop it.

Laurie said...

You have some dang cute girls! I can hardly believe how fast the time is going also. Before long, HS graduation will be upon us... Thanks again for lunch while I was out. It was so fun catching up. Next time we'll get the four of us together!!! :)

Andrea said...

more and more beautiful. so fun to see this exciting time in pictures.