First Day of School 2015

The summer went by way too fast and that time to start school came way too quickly.  I'm not a huge fan of school.  I see it's benefits and I'm very grateful for the opportunity to live in an area with a really good public school.  But I am guilty of daydreaming of the day when we have a small bit of land, farmhouse, and the ability to school at home.  The older I get the more it feels like a dream.

But I still have to send my little ones off to school.  We are still adjusting to the time change (we arrived back from CA less than a week before) and earlier bedtimes--so hard to change that, especially with the time change and jet lag.

The kids were dressed and out the door in time to catch the bus on the first day of school.  I love them and miss them all the time.

This quote came to mind all day that first day of school:

Making the decision to have a child - it is momentous. It is to

 decide forever to have your heart go walking around 

outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone

Isabella = 4th grade

Oliver = 1st grade

September 2, 2015 

He actually had a nice smile on his face AND is looking at the camera.
This is EXTREMELY rare!