Back to school!!

I can not seem to figure out why the first day of school is so monumental, but every year it is. It feels like once you send your kids off to their first day of kindergarten, time speeds up and they grow so fast that you just can not keep up. It seems like just a few months ago we were sending Max to his first day of kindergarten with his new Star Wars backpack and Star Wars tennis shoes, but then reality kicks in and I realize it has been three years ago.

I feel like I am always walking this thin line of wanting to hold on to my kids as they are right now, and then being eager to see who they are becoming. I realize that the only thing I can do is enjoy every single moment with them along the way. I have been VERY fortunate to be at home with them all of these years. I admit that next year will be extremely difficult for me with Celia starting school. It will be an end to a very special time in our lives. I remind myself that all that means is that we will be on a new adventure. How lucky I am to have this group of people to go on that adventure with!!!!



Conner and Max outside of Max's school this morning. Conner has always made sure to be there for Max every year on his first day of school. Conner is going to George Junior High again this year. Although he is still in the junior high, it is his first academic year of high school, so now everything REALLY counts. Conner and I have frequently been repeating the word SCHOLARSHIP together.




Max getting ready to go into his third grade classroom.