1st Day of School

So we begin a new adjustment period, and we are looking forward to it. Yesterday Jacob and Camryn returned to school. Jacob in his final year in elementary school and Camryn in her first year of full, everyday schooling. It went very well, they so enjoyed seeing old friends and making new ones, they love their new teachers and seeing familiar teachers when they head to specials (or whatever they call them these days). We all walked together to school to see them off, then Jeff went to work and the little kids and I started our day. They had a good day overall, full of stories upon returning home. Bailey really enjoyed the quieter house and she and Isaac played much differently on their own. Isaac wasn't so sure, really needed to stay right by me all day, but I think he understood they would return because today he was back to being comfortable playing more and "helping" me with a few less chores. He did sleep so well at naptime in the much quieter house, so we are enjoying that!

When Jeff got home from work we headed out for our 1st day of school tradition "backwards dinner". The kids choose Dairy Queen this year so we got some ice cream cones and Isaac's first strawberry sundae. Then we got their chicken strips for "dessert". The kids just love the novelty of eating their ice cream first and makes the first day of school so much fun to look forward to and a little less difficult to let go of summer.

It has been such a busy, constantly changing 3 months since we got home, we are excited for our family to settle into a regular routine with the school year. It will be so great for all the normalness to be back and to spend more one on one time with Isaac and Bailey and then the big kids with their homework as well. This fall should be interesting and different, but there are so many fun things we are enjoying seeing in our newest son and in how the bigger kids interact with him, it will be fun.

Oops, I forgot the camera when we got ice cream, but they sure looked cute with it all over their faces, you know they are enjoying it when half is on them.

Sheri