I love back to school! I guess it is the teacher in me that gets super excited about this day. Even when we homeschooled, I loved the first day of school excitement and newness.
Today is the boys first FIRST day of school! My oldest has had a first day of school when he went to public school (kindergarten and first grade). However, experiencing the first day of school excitement at a real school will be a first for my two younger boys. I am so excited for them!
My oldest was ready to go (dressed and standing at the front door) by 6:15 AM. My other two had to be woken up (wouldn’t you know they would sleep in today!?). Once everyone was awake, had their breakfast, and we took the obligatory first day of school photos… we headed outside for a fun little photo shoot. They shared with me just how excited they were to start school (without Mommy) this year.
I think they were pretty excited! I was kind of bummed and know that I will miss them. Then I got to thinking about all the free time I will have. All the amazing SOLO RUNS I will be able to enjoy. Shopping solo for groceries and more! Ah the amazing possibilities of having a kid-free afternoon kind of overwhelmed me… and I had to jump for joy too!
They quickly realized that they were going to miss out on Mommy’s grand adventures, shopping trips, snacks and were going to be going back to school. Ha!
Happy back to school day from our family to yours!
I know I will miss my boys, heck I am missing them NOW as I type. We are all excited about the newness and possibilities a new school year brings!
Signing off so I can enjoy my solo run and enjoy a quiet house before the boys come home from school! Have a great day!
Amanda - RunToTheFinish says
your photo cracked me up on FB. I’m sure many mom’s are feeling the same way…me, well things are the same here unless i find a place to enroll the cats 🙂
Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More says
Amazing how fast this summer went! My girls have another week and I want it to slow down. This is my oldest daughter’s last year of high school and I’m not ready for it!
Abby @ BackAtSquareZero says
Oh my gosh the last picture of you all is amazing!!!
Nancy Johnson Horn says
My kids are going into 4th grade, 2nd grade, and Kindergarten! I have two boys and a girl though. They don’t start until September 9th, here in NYC.
Alisa @ Go Dairy Free says
Oh my goodness Rachel, that is just the cutest back to school post I’ve seen. So happy for YOU and your boys 🙂
Janelle @WhollyHealthy says
Your boys upset in the background is priceless!