Thursday, September 09, 2010

first day of school 2010

i figured there was no better time than now to start blogging again, so here i go...... this week the kids started school. we have had an AMAZING summer full of fun, friends and family and we have enjoyed it to the fullest. now that school is upon us i am excited for the chaos to begin.
we have taken this same picture since caleb was in kindergarten - how fast time goes by!

luke started 3rd grade this year. he was the most nervous out of the bunch in the morning but came home with nothing but excitement in his voice for the upcoming year. i am so proud of him and how hard he has worked over the summer to be as ready as he could be for the upcoming school year.caleb is in the fifth grade. he likes to remind me that in only four short years he will be a freshman in highschool. he loves being back at school with his friends and can't wait for the challenges that come with being a fifth grader.

sweet lilly jane started 2nd grade. as many of you know this was a hard decision over the last year - not knowing whether we should move her on or keep her back to repeat 1st grade. as dave and i pulled away after dropping them off on their second day we both knew we made the right choice to move her on. she has progressed by leaps and bounds academically over the course of the summer and she was probably the most excited out of all the kids about going back to school and learning new things. i am so proud of her!