No Jitters

Cooper was super cool about going to school this morning!  He wanted me to walk with him to his class so he could show me that he remembered how to get there!  He did great!  Not one misstep!

walking to school

 once in his classroom, he got right to work!

First Day of School 2014-2015

There is now a 4th grader and a 1st grader living in our house.  Today the kids had their first 1/2 day of school for the 2014-15 school year.

Where does the time go

 That's his nervous smile

 sibling photo

 

You can read about all the other first days of school by clicking here.

1st Day of Kindergarten

Today was the first day of Kindergarten for Cooper.  They are slowly transitioning the kindergarteners in this year ~ they go 1/2 day per week for 2 weeks, then start a normal all-day, full-week schedule.

cheesy smile

 I think it's a nervous smile!

 showing off his new Ninja Turtles backpack 

 and lunch box

 walking the path to school



walking the hall to his class

posing outside his classroom

 at his new desk  

making new friends already

 his first assignment

Find different areas in the school

 Cooper had a great first day!

Remember when he was just a pre-schooler?

First Day of Third Grade

We officially have a third grader in the house!  Reagan started school today (her 3rd school in 3 years) and came home declaring she "knows why I (mom) liked 3rd grade so much!  She had a great day! And she really loves 3rd grade!"

 she's just beautiful

 jumping for joy

 new shoes for the new year~picked out by Reagan herself!  She loves them!

Remember her first day of second grade?

Or the first day of first grade?

How about the first day of kindergarten?

She's growing up way too fast!

First Day of First Grade

The first day of school is finally here!

Reagan began the morning with special pancakes in honor of beginning 1st grade

she LOVED them!

Reagan told me that I needed special pancakes for going to work, so she suggested...

Look at my big girl ~ the 1st grader

we had a mini photo session before leaving for school

Reagan wanted her picture made in front of some flowers ~ not just bushes, so we had to go to the neighbor's yard for those photos!

isn't she beautiful?

 I convinced her to take a few photos in front of our house too!

they are so sweet!

Imagine our surprise when she got home from school today, our flower beds had been completely redone!  Reagan had to have a picture in front of "our very own flower garden"

First Day of FIRST GRADE!

here are few pictures of our new flower beds

A few quotes from the day:

• on the way to school, Reagan said,"I feel a little weird (nervous) in my belly"
•  when telling me about her day, Reagan said "1st grade is AWESOME!"; "1st graders know how to listen very well"; "I had THE BEST DAY"; "I hugged Ms A (her kindergarten teacher)two times today ~ it was pretty neat"
• Reagan got to be the line leader all day today.  When I asked  her why she was the line leader she said, "It was my lucky day!"

The First Day

Today was the day....Reagan's first day of kindergarten. She was so excited this morning. She woke up bright and early, but had to ask a couple of questions ~ "do kindergartners watch cartoons?" and "can kindergartners eat biscuits for breakfast?". After breakfast, she dressed herself, combed her hair and then asked me to help her with her hair bow.

Ready for her first day

giving dad a hug bye
"I can't go with you today buddy, I'm in kindergarten now"

Walking into school

going down the hall to her classroom

Ms A offered to take a picture of me and Reagan this morning

Getting right to work

I think she was a little annoyed with all the pictures

Reagan and Emma are classmates!

Her friend Aydan also goes to her school, but in a different class. As soon as they saw each other they ran and gave one another a BIG hug!

I picked her up from school today ~ she looked so sweet (and little) waiting outside for me

She had a great day ~ Ms A said she had very good behavior and she could tell Reagan was going to be an excellent student!

After school, we went for a special treat at Chick-fil-a

She was being so silly!

• When we went to the orientation Monday, the PTA was selling t-shirts with the school's mascot on it ~ a red cougar. I asked Reagan if she would like me to buy her a shirt and she said, "No, it's not pretty, it's red. Maybe I'll wear one when they get pink ones!"

• Last night, we were going over the school menu...

Mom: "Reagan would you like to buy your lunch at school or take it in your lunchbox?"

Reagan: "Are we going somewhere to eat?"

Mom: "no, you can buy your lunch at the school."

Reagan: "They have a restaurant at my school?"

Mom: "Well..."

Reagan: "I want to eat at the restaurant at my school! Yes, eat at the restaurant!"

• This morning as I was getting ready to leave Reagan in her class, I asked if I could have one more hug. Reagan said, "I gave you one already, don't you remember?"

• When I picked her up, I asked what she learned at school today. She said, "I'm not telling you, it's kindergarten stuff." When Greg asked what she learned, she told him "we learned some pretty hard stuff today!"

• I asked what she had for lunch today..."I had ravioli, corn, I didn't eat my peaches, bread and milk. They have the BEST milk ever!" She commented to Greg about how good the milk was too!