Back to School

Ok, so here is my "back to school" post. The kids were so excited to go back, but not nearly as excited as I was. Lincoln is in 1st grade this year. Yay! Starting next week the kids will ride their bikes to and from school, and I will hardly ever have to go there.

The night before school started, Taylor put the song "Breakout" by Miley Cyrus on her computer and gave me strict instructions to just turn that song on LOUD in the morning to wake them up! So, that's what I did. They both jumped out of bed and started dancing and laughing. Taylor is growing up way too fast. For her, it was all about the outfit on the first day of school (Blake couldn't care less). Taylor is also obsessed with those teen magazines...she has posters all over her walls. What happened to Barbie's & Polly Pockets?? I'm not ready for this...

We are so excited that Taylor's cousin Britten (middle) is in her class this year!

Blake even had a pretty good morning. She usually has a meltdown or 2 in the mornings about her shoes, socks, or her backpack being too light. She left the house with her socks rolled down and 3 cookbooks in her backpack.
What can I say about Lincoln! I had to drag him out of bed (as usual). He was very timid going to the big playground to line up. He found his "boys", though, and then he was fine. All of the kids got the teachers that they wanted, and most of their friends in their classes. I can tell it is going to be a great school year. I had the biggest smile when I left them! It's so easy only having Brooklyn and Dylan home. They play so well together, and Dylan just follows Brookie around and copies EVERYTHING that she does. It's so cute! I even decided to paint Brooklyn and Dylan's room yesterday! Been wanting to do that for a while. Maybe I will post some pictures of their room later...