3rd and 4th Grade!

August 25th was the first day of 3rd grade for Cade and 4th grade for Maddison! Emalyn was along for the ride. Both kids were very excited to start school.
It was a beautiful day and it seemed like the whole neighborhood walked to school. A lot of people hadn't seen Emalyn since June and they couldn't believe how big she was and that she already had her license to drive a car!

Hard to believe that last year Emalyn was not even born when school started.

Both kids woke up in plenty of time and were ready to go with time to spare. I was hopeful that's how every day would go this year, but no such luck. By day 2, Maddi had slept through her alarm and said she was too tired to go to school.

I couldn't wait to hear how their days went and Cade said it was great. His favorite thing was the gears they can play with in their class and he got to read in the comfy chair. He also liked that they have specials at the end of the day so they actually pack up around 2:00 and then take their backpacks to specials and go home from there.

Maddi also had a great day. She really liked her teacher and her favorite thing was learning about the different jobs they can have. They got to pick 4 that they want and then they were interviewed by their teacher to see which job is a good fit.

Brett was in a golf tournament for work that day, so he was able to stay home till mid morning and walked with us to school.

Maddi is growing up, but she still loves to hold hands. She'll reach out and hold mine or Brett's hand when we walk. I hope she's never too old to hold her Daddy's hand!

We went to Maddi's class first. She didn't cry, but my eyes might have teared up. She was happy to be back at school. I really can't believe she's in 4th grade! Time goes by way too fast.

My precious girls.

Cade was somewhat annoyed that we wanted to take a picture because he wanted to get his things put away and get on with his day. Such a big 3rd grader!

Brett couldn't believe how quick the goodbye was. He said it was anti-climatic. Emalyn was asleep when the kids got out of school so they walked home together. It broke my heart that I wasn't there to meet them at the doors, but the kids didn't seem to mind. They took turns telling me all about their classes. Maddi of course had more to share than Cade, but that's a girl for you! I pray they both have an awesome school year.