Back to School Fools: 2019/2020

It happened.

My first kindergartner has entered her senior year of high school.

So many thoughts and emotions ran through my mind after I sent her off :)

I rummaged through all of my old photos.

(I may have choked up)

Turns out I had one with her on that first day at Spruce Elementary.

I also have one of me and Chester at Mesa Elementary

but not with Henry and Audrey.

I was disappointed by that discovery :(

But I think it kind of reflects the order of children. The first one seems to be well documented with ALL the firsts!

(oh, she said dada!she is holding a spoon! she is reading!she is going off to school!)

And the last is like...all the lasts...sniff sniff

(with a tear, oh...now I'm alone...there he goes! off to walking, and talking and school!)

And then Henry and Audrey.... the middles.

Not forgotten. I swear!

but as a mother, apparently I fell down on recognizing their first day of kindergarten.

this is IT!

how did this happen?

She will be applying to colleges soon.

Insanity.

beautiful sisters

8th grader/senior

sophomore

getting a ride with Dad :)

Chester didn't start school til Thursday so we went out for a sushi lunch :)

can you tell I have been crying?

ok, scenes from thursday

enough mom!

He was very anxious so I drove him to school and got there VERY early.

The minute he saw his friends all the anxiety washed away :)

Found his desk in Mrs. Green's classroom :)

2 friends from cub scouts :)

it was a full week of school and supplies and anxiety and pick ups and drop offs.

(insert more gray hair for Jennifer)

We ended it by meeting up with the Vetterli family.

We got 2 hours with our Connecticut friends down in Century City.

Not enough time but I think that sums up life.

We'll take the 2 hours.

We'll take every moment we can get our hands on and make it worth it.

Here's to a great year and class of 2020 :)

(I'm crossing my fingers!)

P.S. A list of the course work for the year:

Lucy: Calculus B/C, AP Literature, AP Spanish, Concert Choir, Digital Art & AP Economics, Varsity Basketball

Henry: Honors Algebra II, AP European History, Chemistry, Journalism, Jazz Band, Marching Band

Audrey:Advanced 8th grade Math(algebra I), Science, Advanced English, PE, US History(she'll put her Hamilton skills to use) and Yearbook!

Chester: 5th grade with 6th grade math

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