First Day of School

Sam on her first day of high school.  The first few days were hard for her as she got the lay of the school and figuring out her classes.  Sam thought it would be cool if her sister took her to meet her teachers, so Kinsey took her to back to school night.  One week later and she's doing great now!  She talks mostly about English and lunch- those must be her favorites.

Jr. High is a breeze for Conner now that he's not a "sevie".  I took them individually to do their school shopping.  Conner didn't really care about the clothes.  Everything I picked was fine and got thrown in the bag (as long as he didn't have to try it on).  When it came to the hat though, it took over an hour and eight stores.  The brim had to be just right and the colors and the fit. We had fun shopping for his new hat and I had to tell myself it was important because it must be boys version of bling.  They aren't even allowed to wear hats to school so I'm not sure how this fell under "school shopping".  His favorite class is Foods... hmmmm.

Brooke loves school- always has.  She is always in love with her teachers and tells me all about what goes on and the stories her teachers tell.  So far this year- nearly daily- I hear they have a day coming up they dissect an elk heart.  There will be extras so they can cook them and make sandwiches with them and actually eat them.  She loves to tell people this and the more they say gross the cooler she thinks it is.  She had me take Koda, our border collie to school yesterday for show and tell.  Brooke loves school!!

Kacey brought a few clothes to school (this was one of many loads)...

Stocked up on a few groceries...

Got her dorm room put together...

and said Bye, Bye.  Terrence gave her a nice father's blessing before we left and we drove the 3 hours home talking about how nice it has been to have Kacey in our home.  She is on her college cheer squad and we're going to her first game soon.  Should be fun!

Kinsey's in her 3rd year of college now and has finally declared a major... ready?... she wants to do health and nutrition.  She'll be great at it but it's ironic because she comes from such a junk food loving family.  I may have to change my ways.  She is still working nearly full time as she goes through school and is doing a great job.  We're thrilled with how well she is doing and love watching her grow into a young adult.