Back to school!

The summer flew by and before we knew it the first day of school came. None of us were really ready for our summer to be over, but Sept 1 came anyway.
This year Travis is going into grade 6, Kaitlin into grade 4, Dawson into grade 1 and Kortney into Junior Kindergarten. We got our shopping done, bags packed with their new school things and they were off for another school year. Travis was not very happy about being back and into the routine of homework and having a bedtime. Kaitlin is enjoying being on the senior side of the school and is now old enough to be a peer monitor at recess and enjoys having time with her friends. Dawson is thrilled with grade 1. He is loving being out of the kindergarten room and learning to do what the big kids are doing. His class is a 1/2 split and of course the boys he is playing with are the older ones! He is however still very close to Chloe and Sara and spends a lot of his time with them. Kortney was happy to start school and is learning to do things on her own. At home she is still wanting to be picked up and have me come with her to the bathroom, but slowly I'm hoping she will gain some more Independence.

The older three started school together on the 1st. Kortney started on the 11th.

Off they go! I'm enjoying having some time to myself to get things done around the house without being interrupted every five minutes. The school day ends early and the kids are home by 3:30, so we still have lots of time to be together and share part of the day.