School Days! Hooray!!!

This has always been the best time of the year! Going back to school is always way fun!!!! Soon the leaves will be changing colors and then the holidays are right around the corner. It doesn't get much better than this.

Sadie is in all day kindergarten this year! She is one of the "pacers" in her class. It seems so weird to have my "baby" in school. It's kind of bitter sweet to have her going to school all day. I wondered how she would do going from just a few days a week for a couple of hours, to going all day. The first day that I picked her up from school she said, "I'm not going back! That was too LONG!" Well she did go back and now she loves it. Her teacher is our neighbor Mrs. Jorgensen.

Spencer is in Mrs. Jensen's 2nd grade class. He loves it! He is the first one up in the morning to get the day going because he loves to go to school. I think he is just happy to be able to wear his new shoes that he thinks are pretty awesome. He says the best part of school is the math timings. We'll see how long that lasts.

Mikaela is in 5th grade this year. She was really hoping to get in Mrs. Coburn's class and her wish came true. She loves being the oldest in the school and is so good to help Spencer and Sadie to and from school. In her class the kids can get "money" by bringing aluminum cans. The get one dollar for each can. Mikaela went to the farm and rounded up a ton and is now the richest student in her class with $1,400.00. She thinks that is pretty fun...and really fun when it is "store" day.

Jessica is a freshman in high school this year. She thinks that high school is pretty fun already. She is in the pep band and the concert choir and has a couple of classes with mostly Sophmores. It's fun to get to see her at seminary every day. I can't believe that we have two in high school now, but it is nice not to have to worry about catching the bus in the morning.

Chelsea is a big junior. She is playing volleyball and is planning on playing basketball and softball. She wasn't planning on playing volleyball until the coach talked to her right before the second try-outs. So far she is loving it and gets lots of playing time. She has some hard classes that keep her busy with homework plus all of the practices and games during the week. She isn't home too often, but I guess that is what happens with a 16 year old.

So far the first year of having ALL the kids in school ALL day is going great. I get home from the seminary about one hour before the kids get home so it works out great. It is fun, when they get home, to see and hear what they have done all day at school.