back to school

we started off our way to early morning with donuts, lucky charms, and cookie crisp! (yep! nothing like several cups of pure sugar to get you going!) we had some shoe issues . . . ken's sparkly silver shoes didn't fit, then she realized i wasn't going to the store to get her other ones, so she wore them because none of the other ones matched . . . and mck's sparkly silver shoes fit fine the night before, but were a source of about 10 meltdowns in 5 minutes, so she was forced to pick another pair . . . but other than shoe issues, the way-to-early morning went well . . . the girls grabbed their backpacks and gathered their treats from the "backpack fairy" . . . books and back-to-school p.j.'s! :) (ken was disappointed when she realized there wasn't a backpack fairy when i signed the notes "the backpack fairy"/mom" . . .) we started piling into the car and realized we forgot to take pictures! so everyone got out of the car and headed to the front door for their picture session. i am proud to say we were all in the car and pulling out of the driveway at 7:20 . . . did i mention that ALL of us were dressed? yes, all 4 kids were dressed . . . i even had a shower! :) i felt like a champ! :) (then, driving to ken's school i realized that 7:20 is the latest we would even need to leave the house . . . we have to head to the bus at 7 . . . but i tried not to dwell on that for too long! :)

ken heads to first grade!
ken was so excited this morning! she popped right out of bed and got dressed! she wasn't nervous at all . . . a new school where she knows only one kid . . . you'd think she would have been a LITTLE nervous . . . she didn't get that from me! :)
she let us (all 5 of us!) drive her to school and walk her to class only because i convinced her that everyone else's mom would be walking them to class . . . okay, i lied a little, but I needed to walk her! :) she posed for a few pictures, hung up her bag and took her seat to start on her work. she didn't even turn around to get a last look at us before we left . . . yes, i teared up again this year, but i didn't cry!
she had a great day . . . the highlight begin a scavenger hunt for corduroy! she was chatty, new lot of new friends, and was really happy! :) we can hardly wait to see the amazing ways ken grows this year!


mck heads to pre-k!
after dropping ken off kid's kottage was our next stop . . . they are like family there! mck has the same teacher as last year (a family friend!) and was feeling really cool because she remembers when ken was in pre-k! she got to see all of her old friends and old teachers . . . but bless her heart, little mck teared up a little. (and to be totally honest it was kind of nice to know that someone was goign to miss me!) mck headed out on the playground with to catch up with her friends and we headed home. holy crow, the car was quiet . . . we lost half of our "bunch"!mck had a wonderful day too. the highlight for her was paint stamping with a strawberry (she liked that they got to eat half first!) we know this will be a great year for mck! :)


kam and b.c. head home!
kam was looking forward to some mommy time! we enjoyed some quiet time watching . . . of all things, DORA (i swear, she is an addict!). we had lunch together at the kiddie picnic table . . . she always insist i sit at this little table with her, so that was a treat! then we made cupcakes for the girls. kam loved being able to surprise them when they got home! there aren't any pics of b.c. because . . . well, because i was holding him pretty much all day . . . he decided not to take a break from being high maintenance! we're working on that! he enjoyed lots of mommy time while kam took a nap and even decided to sleep for 15 minutes and let me get a load of laundry done! :) we're looking forward to lots of quality time together . . . just mommy and the little kids! :)