Back To School!

They're back in school and so excited for it. The only tears that were shed were from Rylee when she realized Grant wasn't staying home to play. Here's to a great start for kindergarten, first grade and third grade. And hopefully a full month before those never ending school colds start finding their way into our home. 📚

All three school kids got up bright and early but only Addie and Hudson left the house with Danny this morning. The kindergartners are starting thirty minutes after the rest of the students just for today so Grant stayed back while I woke up Rylee and Quinn from their sleep. They were so confused about what was happening. They didn't know why the others weren't home and why we were leaving so early in the day with just us and Grant. They loved seeing familiar characters on backpacks though which was so cute. They pointed out every Minnie Mouse, Pikachu and Bluey that they could see.

Grant met up with Noah and Rylynn and then I took a quick picture with me and him before he joined his friends in line. His best buddy Noah isn't in his class this year but he does have two good friends from church who are in his class which was awesome. Us moms were all pretty excited that our three little boys would all be in the same class with the same teacher. It's going to be a really good year for them. This was the part that Rylee became sad. He went inside the school and she did not want to leave. It wasn't until I asked if she wanted to watch Minnie Mouse that she was excited about walking back to the car.

The girls did have a fun time today though with their own playdates. We went to our friend's house who lives in our neighborhood and when I asked if the girls wanted to sit in Addie's seat for a minute they couldn't stop beaming and giggling. It was super cute. Hopefully they know this is not a thing that is going to happen frequently though (safety first 😊) but look at those cute little faces below.

They are now down for a nap and I'm here looking at pictures until these three come back home. I can't wait to hear all about it.

(Picture from last night of their backpacks)

Texas State Dinner

Texas State University hosted their annual faculty dinner and we were so excited to attend it again. I was a little worried that it would be too hot because we've been dealing with excessive heat temperatures for the past two months but it wasn't too bad! There was plenty of shade which made the heat a little bearable. These days we'll take any shade we can find. Last year we ate right on the field. This year we opted for the stadium seats which worked out well. The big bounce houses were right in the kids line of vision which helped them eat faster. They loved the different obstacle races. The twins are still too little for that kind of fun but they didn't mind. They just loved running the field. It was a late night but it was a good night. We really need nights like that every now and then.

These two pictures below were taken only a year ago yet they are look sooo little!!

What a difference in just one year.