back to school!!!

so my kids first day of school was wednesday of last week (a lot of parents are scratching their heads on that). i was very excited to get them out of the house, get back to a routine, have a lot of quiet time, and be able to get things done without playing referee every 10 minutes. i did my traditional 'prior to pounce' pictures, erica woke up as i was taking it so i wasn't able to scare her awake. this year i decided to take one of sofia too. she can't start school until next year, but she was so picturable.

the kids woke up fairly easy, i had been getting them in bed earlier for two weeks so we wouldn't have any issues this day. erica was her usual lack of breakfast self while her siblings wanted their cereal. since we took all their supplies to the school a few days before their backpacks were light. i asked the kids if they remembered where to go and what their teacher's name was. memory was in tact! i was really hoping for erica to get the hottie-tot teacher, not just because he's a bit of eye candy, but because he teaches in a way that would benefit erica. well, she didn't, but i was really impressed with who she got. aidan has a new teacher to the school this year.

soooooooo, with getting up on time and getting ready right away, we had some time to kill before walking up to the bus stop. so i took more pictures.

this year is a special year.... my brother and his family moved in to the neighborhood, 11 houses up to be exact. and this year their kids are in school, one in kindergarten and the other in pre-k. so we walked up to aunt katy's house to let them know it was time to go catch the bus. my nephew came bounding out of the house, super excited.

all set and ready to go! and there are a lot of kids this year. i prided myself on knowing each kid at the stop and could call them by name. not this year, though i just might not try. i'll be spending my time talking with the other adults at the stop this year.

this past week was their first full week, and it was fantastic. of course there hasn't been any homework, that does help a lot. but this was also my first week of school (another post), so anything to make it easier for everyone was nice. here's to hoping that the next week will go just as smooth.... and the rest of the year!