First Day of Elementary School

Well the 2008-2009 school year has officially begun!  The girls got themselves and then me up at a quarter to seven this morning.  It would be nice if they continued to jump out of bed all year long.  We had time to take a few photos to document the occasion.

Blythe is now in the Fourth Grade 

and has Mr. Howard as her teacher.

She was actually more excited about 

school than she appears in this photo.

Blythe just has a hard time smiling for the camera.

Brynne is now in the Second Grade

and is in Mrs. Goodwin's class.  She on the

other hand looks more excited to start

 school than she actually was.

Brynne has decided to grow her hair 

out.  I much prefer it bobbed, but

have given in for the time being.

I always like to get a photo of the three kids together, however Barrett wasn't cooperating this morning, so this photo is from last year.  My cousin Kirsten did a darling post about her three kids first day of school and included photos from their first day of preschool to illustrate how much they have grown.  I wanted to do the same thing, but I only started using a digital camera last year so I needed to scan the photos into the computer, but Barrett has broken my scanner.  The kids certainly have grown and changed in just one year though.  It's scary how grown up Blythe is looking all of a sudden.

Walking to the bus stop at 7:30 a.m. It was only 56 

degrees out so the girls are wearing fleece jackets.

Barrett only walked long enough for me to take

a picture then I had to carry him the rest of the way.

Madison, Blythe, Lauren and Brynne at the

bus stop.  Madison and Lauren are sisters 

and are in the same grades as my girls.

Notice how much taller my amazon girls are.

Barrett looking very pleased with himself for 

managing to scale this rock while waiting

 for the school bus.  Barrett is going through

a phase in which he wears his pajamas all

day long.  I'm hoping I can get him dressed

when he starts preschool on Wednesday.