First Day of School!

The First Day of School is always incredibly emotional for me...

It is always the End of a FABULOUS Summer, and the start of something new.

Plus, it is a reminder that my kids are getting older,

and a reminder at how FAST time goes by.

This year, was exceptionally hard because Cooper started Kindergarten!

MY BABY!

Yes... he is out of the house, and I do NOT like it!

But, since I choose to NOT home-school (for the sake of my sanity AND my child's' education)... off to school they will go.

Now, I present to you:

The First Day Of School:

Hand-picked outfits by the kids:

Check out those JEANS! WOOOOO!!!

We are SO blessed to have a school now RIGHT down the street,
so we can ride our bikes and scooters there :)

Cami, Lexi, Bailey (with her broken arm), and Cooper

READY to go to school.

OK - so here's where the pictures stop...

once we got inside the school, it took everything in me to not break down and yell, "I DON'T WANNA!"...

I was NOT ready for the school year to start...

I WANT 2 MORE MONTHS OF SUMMER!

But,... not up to me...

So,... I put my Big Girl Panties on,...

sucked it up...

made NO eye contact with any other moms...

gotten taken to Starbucks by my GREAT neighbor so I could sulk,

and now... just dealing with it.

OH, the kids were FINE... for the most part.

Cooper missed me a LOT,... he cried at the end of the day,

"Momma, I just missed you SO much".

But,... it is time... school is in session.