Tuesday, February 3, 2009

First Day of School

And so begins another school year, the third that the kids have had in the past five months! Colin began year 3, Brooklyn began year 1 and Bella began Pre-Prep 4. Colin declared today his favorite first day ever, after Kindergarten of course. He then went through and ranked them all, but decided that his first day at Wesley in October doesn't really count. Isabella will only attend three days a week and is beyond excited (I am excited that she will be home two days a week to help entertain Jared). Here she is in her uniform and her sun cap.

Here are the kids before school. I love the size of Bella's backpack in relation to her body and Colin wasn't as sad as he appears in the picture...I rarely find a picture when all of the kids look at the camera at the same time, but it is usually Isabella that is the culprit.

After school, Jared's look of pure delight to once again be surrounded by his favorite people, speaks for itself.

9 comments:

Julie E. said...

Happy first day of school (again)!! Bella is too cute with her uniform and sun hat. I would LOVE to have uniforms here like we did in California.

tamara said...

I agree with Julie E...love the uniforms. I can't recall if this was their "long" break from school, or if they just have several shorter ones spread out throughout the year. Is it similar to areas in the states that have "year-round" school? Glad the kids are adjusting so well!

Tristan said...

Now that the kids are back in school, what you are you doing? I know entertaining Jared is probably a full time job! Hope you guys are well. I recently met a family that lives here in SL who are from Melbourne. She loves living here because we cherish childhood. She doesn't think Melbourne is very kid friendly. Do you feel that at all?

Tami said...

What fun pictures of your kids. We miss you guys. I hope they have another great year! Hard to believe summer is already over for you guys. You had so much fun traveling.

Sarah said...

The kids look so excited to be back at school. I wish we could have seen their mom's excited face:) I'm glad they are enjoying school there.

Dave Cook said...

What a beautiful family. Half the fun is the school uniforms. Bella looks so grown up, Brooklyn isn't sure she wants to go to school, Colin has a great smile, and Jared is the happiest boy around. I can't wait to see them.

Terri Kofoed said...

Everyone is growing up so fast! We miss you and often come to this site for our "Norton" fix!

Melanie said...

Wow ~ Summer's over?? Hard to believe when it's still the dead of winter here (Although I am going to Florida for the weekend ;) Jake thinks it's way cool that Colin is in 3rd grade now!

ZMoore said...

Okay so it was awesome to talk to you! It was amazing. Does it feel more normal now that the kids are in school? Your adventures so totally rock dude!