Macie starts Preschool

All ready to go and so excited.

 Cute Flower Backpack

 Walking into school

 At her orientation she didn't do well and cried to whole time. So I was nervouse for her first day but she went and sat down with the kids and did great! Now she loves school and asks to go almost everyday.

Good Job Macie!

First day of Dance

 Macie and I have been so excited for her to start dance. Ok. Lets be honest here, I have been excited for Macie to start dance, she had no clue what dance even was. Anyway, here she is all ready to go on her first day.

 She was all smiles until it was time for me to leave. I handed her over to her teacher and left her kicking and screaming. When I picked her up she was excited and loved it. What a nut!

Collin starts Kindergarten!

Collin was so excited and so ready to start Kindergarten. His birthday is in September and he just misses the deadline so alot of his friends from Primary and his cousin Kody got to go last year. He was so sad he didn't get to go and has been looking forward to this year. I however, was not so ready. It was hard for me to let him go and know he would not be under my care all the time. He just seemed too little to be going off to school. I held it together pretty good and only teared up a few times. The morning of the first day he woke me up at 7am all dressed, and ready to go. He had even showered and I didn't even hear him (I am such a good mom).

 He wanted waffles for breakfast. And no they are not Eggos.

So excited

In front of our brand new school. We are so lucky and it is close to our house.

Waiting in line with his class to go inside. We got there early and he

only asked me about 100 times when we could go in to his class.

The sign by his classroom

(Apparently I didn't get any pictures with his eyes open that day)

Sitting on his star

Watiting for everyone to get there

He looked so big I couldn't believe it.

After school I missed him coming out (I wanted a pic coming out the doors)

because of course I was yackin' with another mom.

I felt so bad, but he was happy and had a great first day.

Eating his warm cookie I had ready for him. (Ok, so maybe I redeemed myself).

After a month he still loves school! He usually wakes me up before my alarm goes off and gets all dressed and ready. He is excited when I pick him up and he is sad on the days he doesn't have school. I hope he keeps this up. He is such a good boy at school and is so smart. I am so proud of what a sweet, responsible boy he has become. I just love this kid!

Back to School Party

I had a little back to school party for my kids the Friday before Collin started Kindergarten. It wasn't anything fancy I just wanted to do one last little fun thing together as a family before the busy days of school started. Even though it was sort of silly my kids had a blast!

 Pizza and root beer picnic in the front room. My kids LOVED this because they are not normally allowed to eat in here.

 After we ate we had a little talk about school and their feelings about it. We went over some little rules and things that will happen and then we picked a theme for the year kind of like Nie does. Overall it went well and I think it helped Collin to be more excited and prepared. Hopefully we can do it every year.

 Then we just played some fun little games with them. They loved it!