School

It's all or nothing for our family.  We're either in full-blown routine mode or full-blown kick back and relax mode.  The transition to either one is never smooth sailing.  It takes a little while to get all the moving parts in just the right order.

Adding a new middle schooler and a new kindergartener to the mix complicates it that much more, but we all managed to survive our first week!

Highlights
Ben's a pro with his locker and knows where all his classes are
Ben ran in his first Cross Country meet this week....2 miles in 14:05 minutes!  WOW!
Matt was chosen as a STAR rep (peer leader) for his 4th grade class
Adam knew his lunch code on day 1 and was able to open his milk all on his own
Luke is napping well at Kari's house
The 3 younger boys are out cold by 8:15, Ben is out by 9:15
I had supper planned every night this week!
Brian and I were able to walk Adam into Kindergarten together on the first day

Lowlights
Ben's bummed that his closest friends are in the other "house"
Matt's allergies are in full swing and he sounds miserable
Adam cried a few times on the first day because he said he missed us
Luke walks around all morning saying, "Where's ________, where's ___________" because he misses his brothers and his daddy
Everyone except Benadryl induced Matt is waking up by 6:30

Overwhelmed

Going through backpacks....3 school bags, a XC bag, a daycare bag, my own school bag

Sleep....we're all very tired!

Wondering if I'll be back full-time next year.  Scares me to death to be doing all of this while full-time.

               

Orientation day before school started

6th Grade!

Brothers excited to be in the same building

Kindergarten Cousins

The MVES crew

Where has the time gone?

An excited, yet nervous smile

Calm, cool and collected

Not wanting to be left out, Luke hasn't stopped wearing or carrying his backpack since the boys started school!