First Day of School 2009-2010

This morning started a new school year. The girls were ready and anxious to get started. Their parents, not so much. : )

Amanda is starting 7th grade at Kerman Middle School this year. We know she will do very well, but it is still a little unnerving having our first child enter the world of Junior High. A few weeks ago we went to register her for school and she got her schedule, notebooks and gym clothes. She has all honors classes and percussion. She got to see several friends that she had not seen all summer and she has several classes with many of the students from her GATE class last year. We waved this morning as she and two other girls left to walk to school together. Yesterday was the fifth anniversary that we have been in our home. Five years ago these girls were starting second grade. It is amazing how fast time has flown by. I know that when we were kids you could walk miles to school and it was "okay", but the world isn't the same anymore and so we rely on our many talks about being safe and staying together, prayers for their safety, and resisting the urge to tail them in the car. They would be sooooooo embarrassed!! : )

We drove Rebecca to Sun Empire and the start of 4th grade. She has Mrs. Gaynor this year and we are very happy about that! Amanda had Mrs. Gaynor, so we know what an excellent teacher she is!! The traffic at Sun Empire was insane as usual, so we parked at the canal and walked to the school and across campus. Rebecca is excited to start this new year. She remembers all the things that Amanda did in 4th grade and she is looking forward to doing them this year. Rebecca (and Amanda both) received Advanced scores on their STAR tests last year, so I know that she is going to continue to excel this year in school! Mrs. Gaynor is going to be a great teacher to keep her focused and growing!

And then we drove home with Katrina. One more year at home and then she will be a part of the fray! : ) We are happy to have her home for another year! She is going to blow Kindergarten away. Last night she said, "Listen to this, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0." Wow!