Back to School!

Tre's new outfit and shoes (he's getting SO big! size 6 shoes, clothes from Aeropostale!!)

Belle's new outfit

Tre holding Klive after getting a haircut at Kara's

Belle and Tre walking to school

Belle let me curl her hair this morning! Amazing!!

As I was downloading pictures from my camera to my computer I accidentally erased all my "first day of school" pictures and "Timp" pics. I am SO mad! Good thing I have some pics on my phone, but I'm having difficulty getting those pics to my computer too. Stupid technology.

Anyway, the kids started school on August 25, 2010. Tre is in 6th grade. Belle is in 2nd. They were both super excited to start. Belle loves learning and Tre loves seeing his friends everyday. And I was excited that they started in the new school this year. Instead of a 15-20 minute bus ride into Highland, they now have a 10 minute walk to get to school. Buses always make me nervous (No seatbelts!? Getting stuck in the snow!? Not knowing if they make it on time and safely!?). Well, you get my point. So now I can walk my kids from our house to their classroom door in the morning and pick them up the same way in the afternoon. I'm really gonna love this!

Belle's teacher is Mrs. Smith. Belle got a kick out of this. She seems super nice and fun. And Belle says she is as nice as Mrs. Lefler (her 1st grade teacher) whom Belle LOVED. She knows some kids in her class and feels pretty happy about that.

Tre has Mrs. Mendenhall. She was a teacher at Ridgeline and moved to the new school to teach. She's got lots of experience and has seemed to have an impression on Tre already. He talks about rules and what is expected of him and how important reading at home and homework are. He feels nervous about this, but is ready for a challenge.

And this is the view from the top of our mountain on my walk I took after dropping the kids off at school. There are some good things about school starting. Although I am really sad not to be able to play all day with my kiddos. I always feel a little depressed when they go back. Summer has been so fun and busy and now I must find other things to occupy my time. :(



Belle sporting the new school's t-shirt. The Traverse Mountain Tigers!!

Parent Teacher Conferences

Anabelle: 1st Grade Mrs. Lefler

Model student, gets along well with others, has friends, does her work, is quiet in class, an amazing reader...(off the charts) and loves to read. The teacher tells us to keep up the good work, that whatever we are doing is working. Hehehe! We haven't done a thing! In fact we have worked harder and longer with Tre and kinda put Belle on the back burner. It's all her. Belle did have one incident where a 3rd grade boy (who may or may not have Turrets and/or anger issues) kicked her in the stomach with both his feet on the monkey bars. So she punched him in the face. We didn't hear about it because Belle is not a Drama Queen. She took care of it. Let her teacher know what happened, held her own and wasn't even upset about it after she punched him. So proud of this girl!! Smart, tough, agressive, knows herself and will stick up for herself anytime.

Tre: 5th Grade Mrs. Sparks

Tre is a great student. He tries hard, has tons of friends and loves to write stories for his teacher. Teacher says he wrote one where she was the "bad guy" but was so excited to give it to her that she had to take it as a compliment. He talks alot...(wonder where he gets that from!?), struggles with organization, neat work, and handing in assignments. But he is a "joy" to have in class. He is always happy and friendly and respectful. He is on his class level with most subjects, loves to read and loves school. He prides himself in getting good grades and worries when they are not so great. He is always going, going, going. I love this kid!! Smart(ish), friendly, happy, active, tender-hearted.

BACK TO SCHOOL!!

Best Friends

Silly (EXCITED) Kids

Bus Stop Friends (Ivy Bye and Noah Spencer)

Tre

Tre is now 10 years old, going into 5th grade, and apparently a model. He is still sweet as can be. He is about 4 ft 6 and 80 pounds of raw muscle :) He loves "scootering" with friends, he is in love with Kaylei Lewis (but don't tell anyone), and his recent funny saying is:
Tre: I don't really want to have kids when I grow up anymore.
Staci: Oh, why?
Tre: Cause my dad told me how you make babies and its REALLY gross!
Staci: Oh! Good.

Belle

Belle is a big 1st grader this year. She is excited for full day school, 2 recesses, and school lunch. She doesn't want anyone to bother her in class so she doesn't have to get mad. She is happy her former best friend in not in her class. She is still a tom-boy. Notice the boy skater shoes above. I still make her do her hair like a girl and wear bows though. Wonder how long that will last. Belle is a great reader and loves it. She is actually reading the same books as Tre right now. Sometimes when he takes too long to read something she says: Just give it to me, I'll tell you what it says! Belle is still short for her age, but we know where she gets it from. She weighs a HEFTY 55 pounds of...yep, you guessed it...PURE MUSCLE! She is one tough cookie.

My baby is all grown up

Belle started Kindergarten today. She was so excited that last night felt like Christmas Eve. I wonder if she got any sleep. Today she woke up on her own at 6 am, got in the bath, and was ready and waiting to go to school a full hour and 15 minutes early. What a wait! Then at the bus stop she wouldn't even stop to say goodbye. As soon as it pulled up to the curb she was second in line and made a bee line inside that I barely had time to take a picture. Wow, I've never seen anyone so excited to start school. I hope it lasts until she graduates!! Her pictures tell the story better than words. Look at that face!

Belle all ready at 7:15am!

Clothes set out the night before...even clean underwear

Check out the new clothes! Mom had fun

Bee line to the bus. Wait...don't you want to say goodb...okay, see ya

Waiting in line out in front of the Kindergarten doors with best friend Paige. Yes, I followed the bus to the school to make sure she got off okay and made it to the Kindergarten playground.

Back to School!

Yep, he's still my baby but now he is in 4th grade

Had to talk Tre into buying new clothes for the first day of school. But he did want me to clean his shoes for him so they looked new. The backpack is new too. Never buy backpacks from Walmart! I did last year and it didn't even last one year. This one is a JanSport from VF outlet. Hopefully it lasts a couple school years.

Waiting in line for the school bus. Doesn't everyone look so cute?

"The Shark Bus"

There is shelves in the bus for your backpacks, apparently. Tre was pretty excited about it. Here is to one more year of "bus anxiety" on my part. I'd be a happy camper if I could just walk my kids to school. Oh, well. I should be happy that I don't have to drive them everyday.