Grace likes to make her own fashion statement so here she is, ready to take on 5th grade. She's grown a lot since her kindergarten picture. In fact when I compared her first day with his first day, I found that she was the same height as Adam back when she started school in 2009. So look how much she's grown when you see her standing next to Adam.
I have this thing about taking pictures from behind with these kids so here are my sweet babies walking to school. This is our tradition - walking to school the first day and he was really excited to do it. Of course by the time we got to school his back hurt from carrying his book bag (full of school supplies) but he made it and loved walking in to school with his big sister.
Lots of parents were taking their kids into school so the line was long to sign in and get a pass. But once we got through the line, Adam told me he knew where he was going so we followed him to his classroom (this of course is helpful since when he goes back on Friday I won't be there with him).
He was very excited to see his teacher and her assistant. Mrs. Perry is the lady on the right and Mrs. L (the assistant) is on the left. They were ready to help him unpack and start the day. He even brought them both a gift (you all know why, to butter them up before he showed them the real Adam - LOL).
For the first time ever, I requested a teacher for Grace. All of her teachers have been wonderful and I know that all the 5th grade teachers are great too. However, this is a pivotal year for her and she needs a firm hand to guide her as she prepares for the depths of middle school next year. So after making a comment to the principal and receiving her permission, I sent in a request for Mrs. Kopp. She's a former Marine, the chair of the 5th grade teachers and she doesn't take any crap. Not only did I want Grace to have her but that's who she wanted (she also has been in class with her son). Of course I don't know how excited she was about the choice when she came home with her first project assignment.
At the end of the day, they took the bus to Tutor Time (their after school facility) and I picked them up a little early to take them for a treat to celebrate the first day. We went to Sweet Frog to enjoy frozen yogurt. But it's more like cup of candy with a little yogurt on the bottom. I'd probably be better off just taking them to a candy store :)
After their treat, we went home to relax a bit before dinner. Thankfully Monday is our free night so we didn't have any activities to squeeze in. When David got home from work he was anxious to hear about their days. Grace came out of the playroom to give a quick recap and then she told us that Adam was asleep. Sure enough there he was curled up on the couch. I should have known he would fall asleep. As we were driving home from the yogurt store he was rubbing his eyes. When I asked him if he was tired he uttered one of the best lines to ever come out of his mouth - "well I didn't get a nap today".
