This year we not only sent Emma back to school, but Ethan as well! Believe it our not, our little man started Preschool. I wasn't sure if he was going to enjoy it as much as Emma did when she started (on her first day she asked when I was going to leave), but he loved it just as much. He cried - not because he was nervous, but because he didn't want to take the classic "first day of school" pictures. He just wanted to get to school! He also has the same preschool teachers that Emma had which has been so neat because they really are wonderful. Emma started second grade this year and is doing great. Admittedly, she doesn't like it as much as last year because second grade is "way harder than first", but she still loves learning and has a great teacher! She even read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for her reading homework (she has to read for 15 minutes every night) - truly her mother's daughter! We started buying her books to read for her homework, but quickly realized that was going to get really expensive, really fast, so her Papa has taken her to our local library and kept her well-stocked. Papa (my Dad), a former elementary school teacher, has also begun to volunteer in her classroom once a week to help the kids with their reading, which she absolutely loves.
Finally, Chris started his final year of Seminary. It is almost too unbelievable to type! It is going to be a tough last two semesters as far as classes go, but he is working hard as always, and we are so excited!
Despite Ethan's best efforts to make it to school without them, we still managed to get a few back to school pictures before he completely melted down.
I can't believe how big they're getting!
Love the little lockers and so does Ethan. We're constantly reminding him not to climb in them.
Already hard at work
Just get me to school already Mom and Dad!
