School Begins

Well, another year, another first day picture.

Tess was super excited to go to school so that she could catch up with all of her friends.

Amelia was beyond thrilled to be a first grader.

Ty was, well, let's say he had a grin-and-bare-it attitude. It broke my heart.  Becoming a sixth grader is hard for a fella who doesn't want to grow up.

This is how Dinah felt about her daddy and her siblings going back to school:

I tried to distract her with the camera. She loves to play with electronic devices usually off limits to small ones. She wasn't buyin' what I was sellin'.

She finally got a little happier.

That's my girl. We'll all be back together again at 3 pm.

Mommy and Dinah survived and were ready to hear all about the first day. Amelia says, "First grade is AWESOME!" Tess says, "School is boring," but then can't help but talk excitedly about every detail of the day. Ty fared better than he thought he would and figured out that sixth grade isn't that much different than fifth grade at BES. Same teachers, just different home room. Dad liked high school just as much as he has the last 20 years.