School Daze

So here we are.  On the cusp of Fall.  I can almost smell the pumpkin and the itch to get out my Halloween decor is refusing to be ignored much longer. 

We've lived in our new house for over a month.  It's slowly becoming ours.  Furniture, rugs, pictures, paint... it's coming together and I love it.  I really, really do.

The boys started school on Monday.  Trenton is in a brand new Middle School.  I can't believe he's as big as he is!  He changes classes and has a locker... doesn't seem possible.  He's riding the bus, too.  Walks to and from the bus stop and all.  I realize lots of kids do this, but this is a first for our family.  It just seems so grown up.  His first day went well, reportedly.  Made a new friend and has someone to sit with at lunch (whew!  I can't tell you how much I worried about that), meet another friend the 2nd day to sit with on the bus.  In a few weeks, he'll have more friends than he knows what to do with.  I know his misses his Plano friends.  I wish I could fix all that for him.  It's hard not to know anyone.  But I have to keep telling myself he'll be fine.

Carter started Kindergarten!!!  How can that little baby already be in school?!  I don't know.  But it's true.  He was ready for it, too.  He had ZERO nervousness.  He was excited and bounced right into his seat when I walked him in.  After I fussed over him and took his picture, he kissed me goodbye and never looked back.  I was as proud as I was sad.  I cried.  It's just such a closing on their babyhood.  It's good, but you have to mourn the lose of someone completely dependent on YOU.  ::sigh::

Anyway, he loves school.  I drop him off in the carpool line and he's out the door and talking to other kids before I can even wave. 

So there we are.  Brand new, fresh start.  It's going to be a good year for everyone.  I can tell.  :D