Labor day and "Independence Day"

Someone in my new ward called the first day of school "Independence Day". I thought that was fitting. The more kids I have in school, the more it feels like that. It was so quiet the first day of school, just having Lillian at home. I got so much done around the house that day. There is a part of me that misses the kids- but truly I feel like a better mom having some time without them. When they came home from school, I was so happy to see them and I was a MUCH nicer mom!

To backtrack a little- we had a fun day Labor Day (the day before school started). Jon was off from work, amazingly (even though he worked all through the night- he didn't get home until 9:30 am on Labor Day). After Jon rested a bit, we took the kids to the Meadowbrook Family Fun Center and had a great time!

First we did bumber boats:




Then miniature golf:




Then go-carts followed by the arcade. They have inexpensive passes- so we were able to do a lot!




We finished the evening by having a little "back to school" family home evening, where we talked about being in school, safety, etc. We pretended to sit at desks and played "teacher may I"- where I would ask them questions about what to do or not do at school. We topped it off with a school bus cake - - super fun!



The first Day of school is finally here!



Cynthia in her new kindergarten classroom:



Marcus in his new 2nd grade classroom:



What a joy to have some sort of routine back. It helps that the kids are also super happy to be back in school!!