Back to School 2014

School started up again right after we returned from our vacation.  Kate was a hyped up for 3rd grade!  She has many of the neighborhood kids in her class this year, so she is pretty pumped about being with her friends!

Will FINALLY got to join Kate at the BIG school for full day kindergarten.  Excited is an understatement describing his emotions on the first day of school.  There wasn't a single tear or moment of hesitation in that little boy.  He was thrilled to go to school with Kate!

Their excitement definitely helped me get through the "my baby is now in kindergarten" tears and emotions.  I know Kate will make sure her little brother is well protected (whether he likes it or not). 

Will loves his new classroom and all the fun toys.  Hopefully he will love the reading, counting and writing just as much:)

Will has Mrs. Miller this year.  She is Wonderful!!  He loves her so much and has grown tremendously since joining her class.

Kate has her first male teacher this year Mr. Hoover.  She was a bit nervous having a guy for a teacher (and was NOT going to let me take a picture of her with him!).  But she eventually got those butterflies out of her tummy and thinks Mr. Hoover is the coolest teacher ever!

In West Des Moines,  the kindergarteners only go to school for 1/2 days the first 3 weeks of school.  So Will got to have an afternoon play date with our neighbor friend Jordyn down the street every afternoon.  We would alternate between myself or Jordyn's mom picking up and hosting the play date each day.  These 2 really had a lot of fun together.

And our other neighbor Paxton joined in on the fun most days.  These kiddos definitely had a reality check when full day kindergarten kicked in! They would have stuck to the afternoon play dates all year if it was at all possible:)

And then randomly during the 1st week of school, Will decided to develop a huge boil on his arm.  Our pediatrician had no idea how or why he got it, but it was huge!  Finally the doctor had to open it up and drain it and Will was NOT happy about it.  But on the bright side, he got this AWESOME neon green bandage to wear and  show off to all his new friends at school for a week.

The crazy boil didn't slow him down for long.  He and Jordyn continued to have a blast playing tag, running around and letting their imaginations run wild each afternoon.

Gotta love the slides!

And random dinners at Buffalo Wild Wings!!