First Day of School!

Last week was Back To School for the kids. I was very lucky as it was the first time I could join them since I did not have to go to school myself! Another perk of working for ThinkFun. So we got on our bikes and headed for school on September 4th. Here are some photos Chris took of the kids. Those are some beautiful kids! And I had nothing to do with picking out their clothes. As I saw the pictures, I was happy to see their shirts and shorts matched! With new backpacks and lunch bags, they were set to go!
Can you believe my baby is going into Grade 5! He's 10 years old! Double-digits, how did that happen? I'm just proud that he's such a great kid!
Kayla is in Grade 3! Her last year at the primary level. Kayla has turned out to be my most nervous of the three. Camp was at first hard for her and one downfall of me going with them to school, both Kayla and Max didn't want to go into the school with their new teachers. They were crying and wanting to stay with me. Maybe Chris was right, he said I should have stayed at home and said goodbye at our door. I liked taking them though and they were fine once they were in. Kayla is our social one too, lots of phone calls starting and arranging of playdates!
Boy that smile could make anything right couldn't it? I can't believe Max is in Grade 1! He's adjusting to full days, every day, just fine. He's definitely the one who's most concerned when I go away. He is very in-tuned to his mommy. In fact, if I get my hair cut, or get sick, he's the first to notice.

So they're off to school! They were not very excited for school to start. They actually never have been. I think because I've always had my summers off with them, they're used to one big two-month vacation full of fun. They like being at home.

I must admit this was a tough summer for me. Because I was consulting for ThinkFun, I had a lot of projects to get done. It was tough at time juggling my time with them and needing to get work done. It meant really late nights at times. Now that they're in school, it's much easier. I can just "go to the office" and put my head down and just work hard. I can get a lot done like this! And I love to greet them when they come home from school. And then I can put dinner on too. It's great! I am very blessed indeed!