School started today!

Christopher, 10th grade, and Hannah, 5th grade, are very eager to begin a brand new school year. This will be Hannah's last year of elementary school. Christopher will be getting his drivers license during this school year, assuming he will meet or exceed our family requirement of getting at least an 87 or higher in every class. They hope to have perfect attendance this year, and my fingers are crossed that they are well enough to reach that goal. I always look forward to this time of year to get into new routines and habits. We had root beer floats to celebrate last night, and gave them a pep talk for success this year, followed by two beautiful father's blessings from Kelly. Best wishes to our wonderful children for an awesome school year. We love you both and are so proud of you.

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sayfuzzypickles said…

I love the Isaac first day!!! His sandals and plaid shirt are a crack up! So cute!! Good luck to Hannah and Christopher this year.

August 27, 2013 9:55 AM

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