Sears Family, This and That: First Day of School

It is hard to believe that summer is over and the kids have started school. We had a lot of excitement around here as we gathered our school supplies and picked out new clothes.

Maddy was very anxious to start 6th grade at Evergreen Middle School. She has the best teachers at the school and a lot of her friends are in her classes. She is in extended core classes which means the work load is at a faster pace, but it will be great for her. She is locker buddies with her friend Julie and wants to be involved in everything! She is going to play the violin again this year and loves her orchestra instructor. She is feeling all grown up...now if only Mom and Dad would get her a cell phone.
Ethan is starting 4th grade and has Mrs. Smith for his teacher. He is an ASB representative for his class and his goal is to get 100% on all his spelling tests. He just got a retainer before school started and hates wearing it because it makes it hard to talk. He likes being the big brother who can show Lauren all the ropes at school.

Lauren was soooo ready to ride the bus and start school. She didn't want me to drive her to school that first day, so I had to trust that her big brother Ethan would take care of her and that it would be just fine. It was.

Megan and I missed her in the morning but we had some alone time and then picked up Lauren at noon at the bus stop. She was absolutely beaming about her first day of kindergarten.

It is crazy how fast she is growing up. She is excited to get better at reading and wants to learn how to write lots of words so she can continue to write her own stories.