Back to School 2022

Ready or not September has arrived.

Back to school is always bitter sweet.  We're ready and we're not, were excited and were nervous, we're looking forward to some things while at the same time dreading other things.  I guess that's just the way life goes.

Back to school night this year took us awhile.  Sadie is now officially a Jr. Higher so we had 4 classrooms to visit, plus waiting in line to check out text books and her chrome book.  I think it was all a bit overwhelming to her to be honest (it was to me), but I'm sure she is going to adjust quickly and will do great.  Next it was off to the 6th grade portables where we checked in with Wyatt's teachers.  He gets a locker this year and has 3 teachers covering his subjects.

Finally we headed into the main building for Cooper, Hazel, and Evie.

Oh Miss Evie Rose...

I can't believe she is headed to kindergarten this year.  She is sooooo excited!!!!  She's been working hard on her letters and sounds all summer and she is so excited to make her own friends.  We are excited that she gets to have Mrs. Lute as a teacher just like each of her older siblings and we're a little nervous about what afternoon kindergarten is going to look like.  Afternoon kindergarten is new for us and I didn't realize until tonight that I have to walk her in every day and don't have an option of sending her in with an older sibling.  Not sure how I didn't realize this.  I guess we'll see how the babies do.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

2022

Sadie is 12.  She changes classrooms this year for each class and her electives are 3D printing and Spanish.

Wyatt is 11 and his homeroom teacher is Mrs. House.

Cooper is 9 and his teacher is Mrs. Hinderks.

Hazel is 7 and her teacher is Mrs. Hemelstrand.

Evie is 5 and her teachers are Mrs. Lute and Mrs. Lytle.

Evie was a little sad sending the bigger kids off to school.  I don't think she understood that she had to come back home for a few hours before kindergarten started.  All morning she just waited and waited for her turn to go to school.  This was kind of a bummer but I think we'll adjust and I'll enjoy having time in the mornings with her.  

Time for Kindergarten!!!

It was a successful 1st week.  Everyone is adjusting, though some definitely more quickly than others.  

Sadie is LOVING volleyball.  Her classes are just okay because they give her a lot of "junk" to do.

Wyatt is thrilled to be back hanging out with his friends and in Mrs. House's class.  

Cooper is enjoying seeing friends and I can already see his wheels turning as he tells me about the math fact challenge that they'll be starting in a few weeks and as he asks if he's finally going to start getting letter grades. :)  

Hazel LOVES Mrs. H and every minute she's not at school she wishes she could be at school because then she'd be with Mrs. H. who is sooo much fun.  I'm actually thinking of asking Mrs. H. if she'd consider temporary adoption as it is SOOOOOO boring at home for Hazel right now.  

Evie... Evie loves school and has soooooooo much to say.  I mean I've never heard this girl talk so much.  She has so many words every. single. day. after school.  

Aubrey and Maddie... Well they are not loving being in the car all the time and walking them into school every day is simply not going to be an option but even they are adjusting.  

I need to remind myself next year that these the first couple of weeks are a huge adjustment but we will adjust.  We always do.

It is our tradition at the end of the first week school to celebrate with dinner out at Red Robin.  We left the twins with Grammy again this year and just took the big 5 and it was a lot of fun.  They're goofballs but we really enjoyed hearing about their weeks and hanging out with them.