First Day of School!

I can't believe the summer flew by so fast. We have a lot of posts to catch up on, including a trip to Kansas to visit with our McCain Relatives and a trip to Huntsville to play in the lake with the Marsdens. But before I spend hours sorting through all those photos, I thought I would update with a post about the first day of school. Yes, that's right. Our Hazel is officially in kindergarten and our Lisey is officially in preschool. So, without further preamble, here you have it... The First Day of School!

 Hazel, in our traditional First Day of School photo.

Our neighbor, Lizzy is in fifth grade and has voluntarily taken the role of big sister to help Hazel get on and off the bus in the mornings.

 Walking to the bus stop.

Waiting for the bus.

Getting on the bus.

Once Hazel was on the bus, Lisey and I started the long day of waiting for Hazel to get off the bus. Finally at 4:00, we walked down to the bus stop to meet her and hear about her day.

  

And a big smile getting off the bus; I think she had a great day!

Hazel wasn't the only one starting school this summer, though. Two weeks after Hazel started school, Lisey started pre-school. Although she was a touch nervous, she was very excited and proud.

 Just as on Hazel's first day of preschool, Lisey started preschool on red day, so we picked out a red outfit to wear.

 Lisey thought standing under the tree for pictures was just the best thing ever!

She couldn't be more excited about being in school. She is such a big girl now.

Although you can't really see her giant smile, she had the best time at preschool. She just loves her teacher and is apparently making friends left and right.

We'll have more updates about our summer coming soon, and the girls have a big surprise coming when birthday season starts next month!