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Back to School

 On Tuesday Clara had back-to-school night and got to meet her teacher and bring her supplies, etc.



Her teacher is only in her second year of teaching and seems super nice.

On Wednesday Grandpa Kim came in to town from the lake to spend the day with the girls before they started school on Thursday. I thought it was so cute that Clara was so excited, the night before she laid out her outfit for the next day. 

Thursday was the first day of 2nd grade for Clara and 9th for Brynn at the high school!

Clara and I decided to bike over.

She had a really good first day, but had said she didn't want to go back on Friday...and then later told Dad that she was excited. So many emotions this first week! I think she really does like her teacher and she has at least one friend in her class, but she had such a good summer with Jenine, it seemed hard for her to see that end, of course. I know she'll have a great year!

Brynn starts almost an hour later than Clara, though they are still on the same morning bus route. I was going to drop her off for her first day, but her friend who lives nearby offered to pick her up, so it was very weird for me to not be the one to take her to school on the first day!



And then I was going to pick her up from school since I biked back over to get Clara, but she and her friend walked to her friend's house and then she came home later on. They've been biking over together in the mornings, so at least she doesn't have to get up as early to make it on the bus. 

She already got her school ID back as they took their school photos before school even started for the year. She was happy with how they turned out this year; I think they turned out so great! I don't think it's sunk in for me yet that she's in high school now.

She likes her teachers pretty well and is excited for the electives she chose. I know she'll have a great year, too, and start to high school.

It's a good thing we started the school year on a Thursday because it seemed just two days of school wiped Clara out. She slept in until 9:00 on Saturday and about 8:45 this morning! 

Brynn took a little break from Culvers to adjust to school, but plans to work some evenings during the weekday during the school year.

Comments

theweckerlys said…
Clara has a cute class! I'm sure she will have a great year. It is hard to transition from summer fun back to school. I, too, cannot believe Brynn is in high school! Where does the time go? Her ID turned out great! Reagan hated hers and texted me from school asking if she could request to get a different one. I told her that was a bummer, but they have bigger fish to fry than getting her a better-looking student ID :P Maybe her junior year one will be better!
theweckerlys said…
Oh, also so glad Brynn has a buddy to go to and fro school with!
Amanda Lamm said…
Back to school realness, super cute!

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