Back to School || 5th and 3rd Grade

We are just over a week into the new school year, and it's been so nice to be in a "routine" again. Not that our life feels very structured at the moment... we are all over the place!

After a summer that seemed to go faster than any other, the boys were not ready to go back to school. Well, Brandon had somewhat mixed feelings about it, but Jaden definitely was NOT ready. However, he perked up a bit during backpack night when he saw the list of kids in his class and decided his class was "super awesome" due to all the cool kids and friends in it. ;)

Jaden has Mr. Henrichs for a teacher and a class size of just 19 after several kids were moved to the new school in town this year. We've heard great things about Mr. Henrichs so we're looking forward to a good year.

Brandon has Ms. Sullivan, and we already love her! She's so energetic, communicates well with the parents, and thinks very highly of our boy. :)

Brandon has a neat responsibility this year - he was selected as "bus helper" for the younger kids and gets to leave his own classroom four minutes early every day to head to Mrs. Witt's second grade room and guide the students to their respective bus lines. This is extra special because Mrs. Witt was his teacher last year.

And speaking of buses, the bus stop is directly across the street from our driveway this year, which couldn't be more convenient.

I'm looking forward to seeing the growth in our kids this year and soaking up the stories - I can't believe Jaden only has two years of elementary school left!

As I took these pictures of the three of them on the first day of school, it dawned on me that at one point in the future, we will have a student at the high school, junior high and elementary school - all at the same time!

...and pictures from backpack night. They each got to pick their own lockers right outside their classrooms - and Brandon even got to pick his desk!

Cody couldn't be home in time for pictures so each of the boys grabbed my camera and took some shots for me. They didn't do too bad. ;)