Birthdays & First Days of School

Whew!!  It has been a busy few weeks.  Things never really slow down around here, but since a week before school started, we have been in high gear!  Ethan's birthday was August 2nd, so we took a group of kids to Chuck E. Cheese a few days before.  It was one of the easiest birthday parties we've ever done.  Lauren made the cake (it was a 4-wheeler stuck in mud---one of the cutest she's ever done!) and we bought 1200 tokens for the kids to use.  We stayed most of the afternoon and they had a blast! 

 The next morning, we all had back-to-school hair appointments and then we went to Houlka so I could work in my room.  I changed rooms this year and the room I am in was more of a junk room last year so I had a LOT of cleaning to do.  Then Thursday, I was in Oxford all day at a workshop and we started school on Friday, the 1st.  Our students started on the 5th and it has been hectic since.  It usually takes me a few weeks to get back into the swing of things, but we're gradually easing back in to our school schedule.  The biggest difference this year is having two backpacks to check, two lunch boxes to fix, etc. It is a ton of work, but Jack absolutely LOVES school!  He asked on Friday if we had to go to school tomorrow.  When I told him that tomorrow was Saturday and we got to stay at home, he almost cried!  He comes in with something new to tell every day!  Ethan loves 1st grade, too.  I can't wait to see what he learns this year.  We have the best elementary teachers at Houlka and they do an amazing job with our kids.  

I have several pictures that I'll get on later.  We also had pictures made at Olan Mills on Saturday and they turned out to be some of the best pictures I have ever seen.  I can't wait to get them in!  I'll share those, too.  We have a pretty light weekend ahead so I plan on getting some much needed rest.  Hope everyone has a great night!