Never did I ever. Never did I ever think that the day would come when my little baby….WILLIAM would be old enough to start second grade. Nope. I distinctly remember a friend of mine who was a second grade teacher tell me stories about how her students would be like mini adults….with the drama and emotional reactions and big realistic and sometimes unrealistic dreams and were learning about ALL the things. And now…my sweet first born is dreaming his big realistic and sometimes unrealistic dreams with all the drama and emotional reactions and learning ALL the things. I might lose it. Like freak out ala Brit 2007 and beat time with an umbrella and a buzz cut.
AND IT DOESN’T STOP THERE. My Weston and LJ both started preschool this morning….like champions. And they didn’t shed a single tear and they were all super excited about their new back packs and shoes. Why my kids are so excited about new shoes is beyond me….but kicks must be their love language.
Will and Weston showed LJ the ropes about our first day of school tradition….a yummy breakfast followed by pictures on the porch. We have done photos in this same spot each year and I think LJ was BEAMING with pride over joining the big boys. Generally speaking, LJ is very satisfied calling himself “little” and has no desire to be a “big boy”…..but not this morning. This morning he rocked it out.
Since Will actually started school a couple weeks ago, I had snapped photos on his first day separately….and I feel like he’s already changed.
He had picked out his outfit (I called him the human highlighter because he is obsessed with the brightest colors possible!) and now he got a new haircut (he said he wanted to ditch the mohawk and have a ‘bald’ haircut) and his front tooth is almost all the way in!
And don’t even get me started on these two….
Seriously their personalities just KILL me. And honestly I can not wait for LJ’s hair to grow out. I miss it so much and so does he. And Weston got to wear his favorite….all black (like “Badman” aka Batman) and picked out a new Spiderman backpack.
I only had to take about 86 photos to get TWO where he looked at the camera 🙂
Just look at that grin….like he owns the place (admittedly he knows he can get away with murder if he just gives me snuggles….so yeah, he owns the place).
LJ picked his own pose. He is normally not such a ham but for today….well….he knew he looked good 🙂
CAN’T EVEN. THAT SMILE!
And honestly nobody was more excited than me. As much as I miss them and love them and even though it is only a few hours a few days a week….it was such a relief to only have Max at home. We got to spend so much time with him one on one….a sticker book, a new Curious George book, a special trip to Chick-fil-A and the stone yard….it was super low key but nobody yelled which is a miracle in the Bower house and it felt like maybe having another baby sometime soon isn’t such a crazy idea 🙂
Stay tuned for tomorrow – fence tutorial is coming at you!
They are so handsome!!
Did I miss your baby girls name reveal?!
So darn cute! They said life is short, I say motherhood is short!
I took pictures of my kids on the porch on the first day school every year. It was so fun to see how much they grew. Now my daughter is a kindergarten teacher.
LJ does look so proud of himself…so cute!!
You do have really sweet kids ..so yeah you can be a little bit proud on yourself a well 😉
Enjoy your peace time with only Max at home..it can be over soon – a little can girl change everything 😉
But who I tell…you already have four boys..so if somebody can handle it’s you two
They are SO cute! I love the second picture with Weston on his toes and the “look” on LJ’s face. And his hair looks adorable in that picture. Love seeing first day of school pix!
Adorable
Oh they are just so stinkin’ cute!! Happy school year!
Question: Can you help me out with what sock situation you have going on there? My kids insist on throwing on shoes sans socks and it drives me crazy! (Ewe! Especially when it’s their muck boots. P.U.!)
West coast here, so we are back to school after labor day.
I cannot wrap my head around any of this. Such cuties though!!!
They are too adorable for words!
You have the most adorable children EVER!
I would love to see a potty training post. What worked and didn’t work for your boys. My son is fighting me. I’m clueless.
Yes, they are just too cute and I know you are enjoying these last few days before the baby comes. You definitely rock Motherhood! Blessings abundant!
Ljs face! I can’t even. He is so proud! You have some cute kiddos
First days of school are always magical! Thank you for sharing this fun moment with us =)
With sneakers we do a lot of the hidden lower socks. I personally like the UnderArmour brand ones (they are pricey so we buy the white/black multipacks usually at TJMaxx or if I see a sale on Zulily). If I am doing an order for me or Jer, I will splurge on Bombas but in general we buy the longer ones in those because they stay up no matter what (Will’s favorites are the black ones with the bright highlighter colors). If my kids go sock less though, we are cool with it because we wash shoes.
xo – kb