First Day of School

Nathan's First Day of Second Grade!
This is not only the start of a new school year for Nathan, but (because of buying our house) the start of a new school.  We're proud of him and how well he's adjusting.  

Our neighborhood has some great kids...one family (the two boys next to Nathan) is even in our ward.  (That is an amazing "coincidence" because we and they are the only Mormons at our school.)

It made the first day at a new school so much easier to get to walk there with friends we know!

Our home's backyard bump up to the sidewalk these kids walk to school on every day.  We've never gotten to be "walkers" before, and are really enjoying it.  (That was more true during the first days of school.  Now that I'm getting bigger and so is my "waddle", we're learning that driving can also be a great alternative.)  =)

Nathan's biggest fans dropping him off at school.  (Joshua goes to P.M. kindergarten, so we drop him off later.)

Joshua's First Day of Kindergarten

(Wish I'd gotten better lighting...but you can tell he's handsome no matter what the light.)  =)

Dropping Joshua off...unlike most of the children who like to have their parents walk them in to the classroom.  Joshua's preference is to give Elizabeth and I a kiss in the van at the car loop and head on in on his own.