First day of school

This morning the littles woke up early, excited for the first day of school! Camilla had asked for me to put curlers in her hair the night before and I was so happy to do that for her. She looked gorgeous this morning and felt great in her new outfit and curls. Uncle Arland and Auntie Naomi are still staying with us and it was fun to have them around to partake in the excitement! We had a big breakfast and then took the traditional back to school photos.

Seeing the three of them together makes me so happy. I am so glad that they are not going into this new school completely alone. Even though Camilla's grade plays on a different playground, they made plans to meet up in the field at recess and be together. 

It feels like her first day of grade one was just yesterday. I can't believe that she is already in the fourth grade! 

This boy was excited for the second grade! At meet the teacher I had overheard a few of the parents saying how lucky so-and-so was to have the teacher that Hyrum will have.

This is Joe's first year at school. He's most excited about riding the bus and learning new things! He has such a quick, eager mind and I think he is going to really enjoy school this year!

We were excited to have Daddy here for the first day (and Uncle Arland who snapped a few pictures). We all walked down the laneway to the bus stop and waited together.

A few minutes after they left on the bus, we hopped in the car and drove in to the school. Joe wanted us to meet him there and help him find his new classroom. Joe and Hyrum are right across the hall from each other which is so perfect! When we got to Joseph's classroom we were surprised to see a few kids from church were in the same class as him and sitting just a row of desks over. It was such a tender mercy and made Joe's transition so much easier than it might have been. After the boys were settled into their new classrooms, we walked across the school to Camilla's class and said good-bye. She was super nervous about making new friends and felt a little bit lonely. They were all on my mind all day long! They arrived home excited to tell us about their days.