Firstest of the Firsts

First Day of 6th Grade

This school year is the firstest of the firsts. 

What is that you say? 

That means we have all kinds of crazy firsts happening all at once.

First the kids are starting school but not just any school, new schools. 

AND Madilyn is starting middle school. Not too unusual for a 6th grader except that in our old school district she would have been in elementary school for one more year. 

AND Garrett had his first day of kindergarten too.

AND we are moving...next week but not into our house.

Close but not quite. Close enough that the kids are close to their schools. Right now we are doing 2 hours of driving everyday. Nobody likes it...the driving that is.

AND Grant decided (not me or Jer, Grant) to start potty training this week. 

Why? 

I don't know. 

Everything else is changing might as well throw that in there too.

First Day of 3rd Grade

Worried little Emma had a best friend on the second day. 

First Day of Kindergarten

Garrett wasn't exactly excited for school but he said his first day was pretty good. 

He and Emma played together during second recess :)

The whole group on the first day of kindergarten. 

The middle school starts one hour earlier than the elementary and since we have to drive 1/2 hour to get there, everyone comes along. Leaving us with an hour between when we drop Madilyn off and the start of school. We've been going to a local skate park. The kids have a lot of fun and no ones there so early in the morning.

(Although the first time we went a little later in the day there were teens there smoking pot. No joke. Sheesh)