1st Day of School

Logan, Jocelyn & Devin ready for their 1st day of school

well, it's that time of year again..."Back 2 School"!!!  i have counted down for this day for a while now, but i will admit it's a bittersweet feeling now that it's actually here. 

Devin Michael - 8th grade

can you believe that this is devin's LAST year of Junior High???  8th grade sure snuck up on me pretty quick.  lots of memories for devin to be made this year...this is his final year of Junior High sports, more electives to choose from, his 1st year of FFA & most of all 8th grade graduation to look forward to in the spring.  my little guy sure is growing up on me.

Devin's last "1st day" of Junior High...

Jocelyn Abigail - 2nd grade

Jocelyn began 2nd grade today, which sorta freaks me out...even though she's not technically the "baby" of the family, she's still my little ANGEL baby, she shouldn't be old enough for 2nd grade yet.  this is also jocelyn's final year at the school she is at...she will  have to move on up to Eastside Elementary next year, she is growing up too, i guess.  well, we had a FUN morning for the 1st day of school...here's what she did...i got her all dressed & ready to go to school & when i wasn't looking she poured her entire milk out onto her outfit.  she was soaked from head to toe...so, we hurried up & made a quick outfit change & still made it to school on time.  gotta love Angelman Syndrome...all i could do was laugh & say "welcome back to the chaotic school day mornings..."

Jocelyn all ready for School, after a quick wardrobe change of course :)

Logan Nathanael - 1st grade

here's my RockStar, my wild one, the baby of the family...even he's getting big too!!  time sure is flying by...way too fast if you ask me.  wasn't it just yesterday i brought this precious child home from the hospital???  well, he's a 1st grader now & boy do i feel for his teacher...she's got her hands full w/ this kid!!  (that's why we took her some nice gifts this morning...)

Logan holding one of the gifts he brought for Mrs. Dee

Logan sitting in his own desk...he was so excited about this!!

Logan has always sat at tables since Pre-K.  this is the first year to have his OWN desk, he sure did like this part of 1st grade this morning.  before i left him there i asked him if he wanted me to walk him to the cafeteria...his reply, "no mom, i got this!"  then flashed me a peace sign, in true RockStar form & yelled "later"!! yes he's growing up so so fast.

so, here we are, the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year...wow, when i was in school that seemed SO FAR away, but here it is. and my babies are growing up right before my eyes.  i could not be more proud of my kids, they are amazing, each in their own special way.  i can't wait to see what this school year has in store!!!