Back to School

School is here! Micah and Mylie started school at Kings Mills Elementary and they couldn't be more excited. School supplies were purchased, new backpacks and lunch bags were picked out and their first day of school outfits too! That's always the fun part of back to school shopping. So here we are, back in school and it's time to get back into the swing of things.
 
 My big boy Micah started 3rd grade! Micah loves everything about school, his friends, his teacher, and learning new things. He had to fill out a student questionnaire for his new teacher and one of the questions was what was his favorite subject. He wrote "all of them"! His favorite subjects are Math and Science, but loves History and English too.

 
Mylie started Kindergarten this past Monday! For months leading up to this day, I have had little emotional moments reflecting on how quickly she has grown and how hard it was going to be to drop her off at school. Here in Ohio, Kindergarten has a full day schedule, 8:40 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.! That's a long time for mommy to be away from her Mylie. I say it this way, because my lil Miss Independent has no problem with full day Kindergarten. She has loved every day so far and I'm already getting her daily requests to sign up to take the bus home from school. She says, "But Moooommmm, all my friends take the bus"! And so it begins. 

 

Deer came to visit Mylie on her first day :)

 

 

Proud big brother was excited to walk Mylie to class.

 

Some fun Kindergarten moments so far that I have to remember forever are:
1. On the first day of school as I was walking her to her class she says, "Mommy, I'm a little bit nervous."
2. Our prayer time together on our drive to school with both Micah and Mylie.
3. Mylie's blank stare when I picked her up from school on her first day. Poor girl was wiped out! She even fell asleep in the car.
4. Fourth day of school, as I'm getting her ready, she says, "Mommy, I have school againnnnn?" She's learning she will have school every day from here on out.
5. Fourth day of school, during our drive, listening to Mylie sing, "Where you go, I'll go, Where you stay, I'll stay, When you move, I'll move, I will Follow..." Made my heart smile hearing her worship. I didn't even know she knew the song "I Will Follow" by Chris Tomlin. 

 

 

 

Check out Gracie's smile! She is excited for Mylie too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matt and I are very excited for Micah and Mylie's school year and are looking forward to the many more forever moments we will experience with them. Now it's Max's turn to get undivided attention from his mommy! Ready, Set, Goooo! What fun can we find today?!