First and Fifth

 First Day of School.

The first morning of school went as smoothly as possible.  It wasn't until we almost reached the bus stop that I realized I hadn't taken any photos, so I raced home and grabbed my "cell" and grabbed a few shots before the school bus arrived...Phew!

First

Alivia was so excited for school to start again.  She even learned how to flat iron her hair. She was so proud that she did her own hair for school! 

Her teacher is Mrs. Teschendorf, I've heard great things about her and so far Alivia has loved having her. 

Here is her first day of school interview.

Fifth

Dylan had some trepidation about going back to school, and wasn't nearly as excited as Alivia to start school.  He will have four teachers this year.  He really loves his homeroom teacher Mrs Mosier, and excluding a couple of emotional breakdowns, he has been enjoying the new school year and new friends he's made.
Here is his first day of school interview.

These two were good sports sitting at the bus stop with me.  Isaac was broken hearted when I didn't let him board the bus.  Let's hope he is as enthusiastic about going to school and getting on a bus when he turns five. 

After the bus left I took Isaac and Abrielle on a stroll around our lake.  It was raining ever so softly and there was a beautiful rainbow, I thought it was a sign of good things to come, little did I know the rain storm we were going to get caught in later that day.

When it came time to get the kids from the school bus later that afternoon the sky was dark and cloudy.  Had the bus not been almost twenty minutes late, everything would have been just fine, but as luck would have it about two minutes before the school bus arrived the heavens opened wide and a downpour started.  We walked home in the pouring rain and were all soaked to the bone! 
We haven't started homework yet, so so far its been a great thing having the kids back in school.  I even had one day were Isaac and Abrielle both napped at the same time, and for an hour or so I had peace and quiet, it was so nice!