First Day of School 2017

Today was the first day of school for us!! Shelby is starting first grade & Hadley is starting Pre-K, and I couldn't be more excited to have them both at the same school!!! They both start at the same time each morning, but Hadley will get picked up at 10:30 & Shelby will be picked up at 2:11. Also, Hadley will only go Mon-Thurs.

 

 

As of now, Brady is still taking two naps/day. So after dropping the girls off this morning, I came home & put him down for his morning nap. In case you didn't pick up on this significance of this--I HAVE TWO HOURS TO MYSELF RIGHT NOW!!!!! Hence the reason this blog post is getting up in real time, ha! I'm also super excited for later in the year when Brady drops his morning nap b/c then I'll get one-on-one time with him while Hadley is at Pre-K, and I'll be able to run errands or do stuff with just one kid! And it will be so nice to have Hadley home on Fridays, so she can still go to the museum or splash pad or just have a lazy day at home with us. And I'm super excited that Hadley's school day is over before Shelby's first grade lunchtime, so we can join Big Sister for lunch from time to time! If you didn't notice, I'm just all kinds of excited!

From when I was little and going to school myself to my teaching days to my days as a mama, I have always loved the start of a new school year! And this year is no different! Last year everything felt a little more overwhelming than exciting with both of the girls starting at new schools, and we were in a new town with a new baby and a new job for Derek. Fast forward to today, and it was such a good feeling dropping the girls off today at a school we know and love where people were greeting our babies by name with big hugs. I think it's going to be a great year for all of us!