First Day of School

So, today was the big day of another school year!

As I was helping the girls get ready last night, both of them kept saying over and over, "Mom, tomorrow is the first day of school!" As if I wasn't aware of this already. They were really excited about starting back today. I was enjoying their excitement as I knew that after the first six weeks ended, they wouldn't be as excited as they were last night.

Fast forward to today...

The girls were eager to wake up and put on a new outfit. They looked adorable! Morgan so dislikes when I use this word (adorable). In fact, she has requested that I never say this word in front of her friends because it sounds old lady like????

Anyhow, they really did look hip. LOL

I mentioned to them that I would be taking them to school on the first day. Well, I take Jae (the youngest) everyday. Morgan normally rides the bus.

Being that Jae's school is only two minutes from our home and also the fact that Jae still operates by my schedule....it was a piece of cake taking her to school. I even got there before the long lines started. It was such a blessing to me to see all the kiddos walking in and being so happy to be there. Well, not exactly all the kiddos. I saw a few tears from parents and their kindergarteners. Anyhow, Jae was ready to get to her classroom to see where she would be sitting and if she would be sitting by anyone she knew. Before she found her desk, one of her friends from last year walked in and I was then forgotten about. I kneeled down to give her a kiss and to tell her to have a good day, she said, "Okay Mom." Meaning, "You can go now." As I was walking out the door to get in the car and come back home to pick up Morgan, I was reminded that it was also 2nd grade when Morgan no longer wanted to openly give me a kiss goodbye at school either (and especially in front of her little friends). It was really okay, though. This is part of what we must endure, right?

I took several pics of Jaelyn this morning and couldn't decide which one to share. So, I posted my two favorite ones.

Yep, she's going toothless at her age right now! I still thought this was a good picture though.

Jae is sitting at her desk for the first time!

I must admit that getting Morgan out the door was a little more complicated. The fact that she took a thirty minutes shower put her and me wayyyyyyyyy behind. She was not even close to being ready by the time I made it back home from taking Jae. I didn't want to get upset with her on the first day so I pretty much bit my tongue.

My next sentence is not a joke. During the course of trying to get Morgan to school, we had to turn around three times (before getting to her school) because she had forgotten different things. Had I not thought they all three times were important, I wouldn't have done it. Anyhow, we finally got her to school and because I was not allowed in her school, I took several pictures of her outside the building (in the back of the building that is). Okay...so, I'll be honest. The back of the building is the only place we are allowed to drop them off at this year.

I too remember being her age and how EVERYTHING had to be in "perfect" order.

Anyhow, here's a picture of Morgan on her first day back to school (in the back of the building).

...and here's a picture that I was allowed to take with her in our front yard.


All in all, they both had a great first day!