First Day of School

5:30 comes early when you are used to staying up late, but she did make herself wake up.  She may have been bleary eyed, but she was ready to go to early morning seminary and then over for her last year in Junior High.  She is excited for ninth grade. 

 Linc is in sixth grade this year and his last year of elementary school, but he is getting a sneak peek at Junior High.  He is taking math first period at the junior high since they don't offer his level at the elementary school.  The routine is that Emma leaves for early morning seminary at 6:15, Linc leaves with me (or the other mom who car pools with me) at 7:15 to pick them up from seminary and then drive them over to junior high.  (Junior High seminary was a lot more convenient when the church and the school buildnig were next door, but a few years ago they changed our subdivision boundaries to attend a different junior high which necesitates the driving).  After his first period we go and pick him up from junior high and he heads over to elementary school just in time for school to begin.  The only bright side to him not missing any elementary school is that during their math time he has time to finish any homework he may have. 

Sam is in third grade this year, and is mostly excited for recess to play soccer games again.  I have been fighting the bus situation and how early they pick up the kids - but he doesn't mind.  It gives them more time to play before school and he is just fine with that.  I wonder if his tune will change when it is 12 degrees outside?  Knowing Sam, he'll find something else to be happy about.  :)

 Tessa had a visit from her preschool teacher, and she is ready to go, but she doesn't start for another week.  Until then we will have lots of dates together.  However, when she heard me refer to the season as fall.....

 she went and got dressed in these.  She can hardly wait because she just figured out that Halloween is in the fall.  We have had discussions about Halloween every day since then.  Never a dull moment with her I tell ya!