Bodie- 1st Day of Kindergarten

Bodie has been excited for the 1st day of Kindergarten since the first day of summer! He woke up extra early the day of and could hardly fall asleep the night before. He was beyond excited to ride the bus with Kayla and his friends for the first time and is super happy about his teacher (she seems like a hoot!). I'm not sure if it's because this is my last kiddo going off or I'm jut being emotional, but I was a wreck the night before...there were definitely tears shed and many prayers being said. The day of I actually had a sense of peace and calm so I knew my prayers were being answered and everything would be great.
Bodie had a wonderful first day and told me he wished it had been longer. He rode the kindergarten bus home without Kayla or his neighbor friends and it went well. We feel so happy and blessed to have him in a wonderful school along with so many great friends and fabulous teachers. We just know this will be a great year for him and a wonderful way to kick-off his school years :-).

He had to turn in this "All about me" poster on his first day

He wanted homemade pizza for his back to school dinner

"K" for Kindergarten on Bodie's :-)

He told us at dinner that he was most excited for the bus and meeting new friends

For breakfast, he chose waffles with syrup

Our big boy!!!

Showing off his backpack

He wanted a pic acting like a Gorilla....um, ok ;-)

Kayla took such great care of him on the 1st day...I was so grateful she could be there for him

Riding scooters while waiting for the bus (we were out there VERY early and the bus stop is at our house)

Bodie and his buddies

Here he goes...

Insert mom tears as soon as he walked up onto that bus!

They made it to school and Bodie loved the bus

Waiting in line for his teacher

In he goes as an official student

I watched him find his spot and then I left...

Frozen yogurt after the first day

And his second day...he was super excited to return to Kindergarten ;-)

McKayla 8th B-day Party

Kayla wanted a Hawaiian swim party this year and wanted to keep it smaller...it worked out perfect. We had wonderful weather and practically had the pool to ourselves. She had some of her closest friends there along with some family. We enjoyed swimming, pizza, donuts and playing on the lawn followed by most of the girls ending up at our house for a couple more hours because they didn't want the party to end. We are so grateful for the wonderful friends Kayla has!

Some gymnastics on the lawn

Bodie taking a break from all the girls ;-)

They did a "Cheers to McKayla" with their donuts :-)

Blowing out 8 candles on her birthday donuts

Lunch time

Grandparents in relax mode ;-)

Hawaiian birthday donuts

Under the big bucket (they got it good!)

Bodie showing his diving board skills

The birthday girl

Lilly...one of her besties from day 1

Kayla and Scarlett doing their back walk over

Right in sync

A little sun bathing to warm up

Squeezed in the car...don't worry, the pool is around the corner from our house ;-)

Back to our house to check out the b-day presents

We love our Kayla Bear so much!!!

McKayla- First day of 2nd Grade

I say it every year, but I can't believe Kayla is in 2nd grade!! She was so excited to go back to school this year and her first week has been great. She keeps telling us how much she likes her teacher and how funny she is. She is also LOVING seeing all her friends again every day. We feel so blessed to have her be excited about school and learning!!

Our back to school family dinner the night before (Kayla chose chicken alfredo and artichokes)

We made our fall bucket list during dinner

A back to school gift

New fall pjs (they got little Halloween plates from PB too)

First day of school breakfast...pancakes of course

Kayla reading a letter to Bodie, from Todd, to the kids for their first days of school

I turned around while waiting for the bus and this stinker had climbed the mailbox

Bus stop besties

We actually have boys at our bus stop this year! Bodie will officially join and ride next week

Comparing new shoes :-)

Love these two so much!! And love having the bus stop right at our driveway!

Our big 2nd grader

She was specific in wanting a "big kid" backpack this year

I also took Bodie to his Kindergarten assessment that day

And then we had a lunch date

He helped me make smore brownies for an after school treat

Everyone's back and had a great first day

That night, Kayla and I worked on her all about be poster for school