We took our annual first day of school photos yesterday in the clothes the kids were planning to wear since things were likely to be a little hectic the next morning.
This is the first year Jordan ships off in the mornings before JA. With teenagers’ sleep cycles being better acclimated for later wake up times than nearly any other human, why high school starts at some God awful time, I will never know. Upon request, I will walk her to the bus stop.
my fourth grader and new high schooler
Before going to bed, JA asked me about my fourth grade experiences, and I went on some kind of tangential rant about how I skipped from third grade to fifth and how I’ve regretted that and a whole lotta other decisions since then. Confused and dejected, he surveyed his sister. For whatever seething-old-bag-lady reason, I missed Jordan’s answer while pushing my cart of fleas back to my room.
I forgot to say "no bunny ears"
Each of them lost their glasses while I had no vision coverage. I need to launch some sort of fundraising campaign before the school vision screening. JA fails every time.
They don't call Ehren Cranky McCrankyPants for nothing. Notice how Jordan keeps her pose throughout. She's a professional.
We’ve got practice for Jordan’s Little League World Series exhibition game and practice for JA’s Saturday football game right after they get out of school. We’ll have time to gobble dinner and fight with Ehren before it’s time to head to the fields. Just to get a breather, we should become a family of lazy bums. Lazier bums.
By the way, stay tuned for Jordan’s postponed ABC World News Person of the Week segment. There are stories more important than a team of kids being invited to play at the pinnacle of youth sports whose parents had each been told at some point or another that their baby probably wouldn’t live through the night. The producers will get to us eventually.
First day of school 2005:
Their very first first day of school photo, 2005
Jon Alex was sporting the Ziploc bag of Corn Pops, Jordan the messenger bag that I splurged on with a whopping $9.95 at Target. I had no idea what was coming fewer than three years later. These days, I’d kill for something that cost me 10 bucks for her and satisfying JA with a plastic bag of cereal.
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Oh E, these are darling! Your babies are yummy, even if 2 of the 3 are past the yummy stage. Does that even make sense? Anyhow, happy first day of school to them!
Headless Mom is dying for you to read All There is to Say
I have oodles of pics of my kids flashing the peace sign behind one head or another. Jordan made me smile.
I adore the pic with all three of them–Heartbreakers–I’d frame that one.
Where did summer run off to?
Christine is dying for you to read I can hardly wait
Those are great pictures and even greater tradition. Hope you keep it up. My girls start their school, year next week. Little Miss Pre-K4 is super excited and can’t wait to put on her uniform. I love that they have to wear uniforms. Keeps daddy from wondering what mommy wanted them to wear or to hear them complain about what’s been laid out the night before.
I think we still need to do some school supplies shopping this coming weekend. I should post a copy of the inventory the school has asked us to buy. When did schools stop supplying things like pencils and construction paper?
How are things on the job front? I’m still searching. Hope you get to enjoy some quiet time while they’re at school.
Orion is dying for you to read Last Week Before School!
Those are some gorgeous smiles and the wiggly one is a doll too! You are so smart to take the picture early. This is the first year I completely forgot to take one and I have a senior so it was their last together..hopefully.
High school starting times really are ridiculus, I don’t get that either.
Motpg is dying for you to read Wordless Wednesdaywell almost
*sigh* is it really that time of year again? i love this tradition! and seeing one new babe every few years warms my heart and makes me want to buy them outfits and picture frames. although i think that they would rather those corn pops!
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