school daze....

The kids are officially back to school! Austin in 2nd, Sydney 1st, and Dylan started preschool this year.

We are still working on the routine and figuring it out.

"Arthur" used to be the standard by which we gauged our time. Once they were all ready they could watch TV until Arthur was done and then it was time to put on shoes and get in the van. It worked well.

This year we have invested in the bus....a very beautiful thing! However, the bus comes a tad earlier than we used to leave, so Arthur can no longer be the benchmark or they would miss the bus. The kids have only had to sprint one morning so far to catch it, so we are doing well.

I love the start of a new school year. All busyness and sadness that they are a whole year older aside, the weather is beautiful and there is a sense of excitement in it all.

I love leisurly strolling down the driveway in the morning... watching the sun come up, seeing who wins the scooter race to the bottom, drinking my coffee, wearing my flip flops. I love waving to Syd after she sits down in her seat and excitedly peers out the window to us, and then seeing Stellas glee when she spots her. Watching Austin disappear in the back amidst a throng of blonde headed boys, too cool to look up. I love it all. Talk to me again when the snow flys....I'm quite positive my attitude will change :)

So far it's going well. Austin feels 2nd grade is easy peasy rice and cheesy. Much easier than first grade he says. Sydney on the other hand does not like math, reading, writing or anything of the likes. She will however inform us of every kid that got in trouble, and every antic that happens on the playground during the course of the day. A good way to keep tabs on her brother :)

Dylan LOVES preschool. He feels so important now that his backpack finally has purpose! On his first day he had to bring in his snake that he caught to show his teacher. Lucky for them, in a month these treasures won't be so easy to come by :)