Days 1 and 2 are under our belt! Everyone came home from Day 1 with big smiles…

and smiled even bigger when they saw the special treat I had gotten them! I figured everyone deserved a little “happy” after the first day back to school, right?

Day 2 and this girl was ready to get to Kindergarten!!

She gets out at 2:00 all through this week and was nothing but smiles when she got home…

Friday night we all went out to dinner to celebrate two days of school complete…

Unfortunately, Maxwell got a migraine and he and I ended up leaving dinner early to take him home. And his teacher was out on Day 2 and will be out for the next 14 days quarantining due to a potential Covid exposure. Ah well…you can’t win them all so I’ll take the highs mixed with the lows and make the best of it!

We’re back in school! I don’t know how long it will last but we made it through the first day and had smiles all around!

Can’t you see those smiling eyes?! Here, try this…

Much better!

Off to conquer 4th grade…

2nd grade…

and Kindergarten!

They had teacher gifts (hand sanitizer and a mask lanyard)…

cool new backpacks…

and new school shoes of course! They gave final hugs…

and then off they went.

I can’t think too hard about what all is happening – the pandemic, my baby going to Kindergarten, them having to wear masks all day – so I’m just trying to let it happen and take each day as it comes. I’m choosing to stay optimistic that this is going to be a fantastic school year for my 3 favorite people!

Let’s do this!

Yesterday the kids got to meet their teachers and see their new classrooms and it all went great. Samantha was in the morning and was all smiles…

and also super happy that she ran into one of her besties on the way in!

These cute girls are going to be in Ms. Summers class – the same teacher Spencer had. They are ready to go on Safari with Ms. Summers!

Spencer and Maxwell went later that day and were happy to see some buddies too.

Spencer has Mrs. Brown and Maxwell has Mrs. Collins. Both seem awesome!

Everything is almost the same yet not the same at all. Everyone is in masks. The desks and tables are spread apart as much as possible. The kids will eat lunch in their rooms and have all specials in their room. They only get to go to the playground once a week, the other days recess will be on the front lawn. It’s not going to be the same, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be good. Hoping they all stay healthy and get to stay in school all year long!