First Day of School 2009

I can't believe that another school year is here. Summer goes by way too quickly and I am always a little sad when school kicks off again. I am incredibly spoiled in the summer and get to spend a lot of extra time with Ryan and my mom. Once the school year begins, they are so busy with school and we don't get to see each other as much as I would like. The beginning of the school year also means that it is the beginning of the busy season at my office. I really enjoying being busy, but don't enjoy having to go to work early in the morning.

We got off to a good start this morning. I told Ryan last night that back to school pictures were in the front yard at 7:00 sharp. We took a few pictures and pulled out of the driveway by 7:10. It really helped that Ryan loaded most everything we needed for today last night before it was dark. I made these adorable personalized animal print notepads for 5 of the teachers at Ryan's school and was anxious to get them delivered this morning. I went a little overboard and I don't think they will need notepads for a LONG time. I was feeling very creative and decorated gift bags with animals from the Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge (sorry, no pictures).

We pulled into school this morning and Ryan immediately started looking for his friends. He really doesn't get to see anyone from school during the summer since we live out of town. I barely got him to stop long enough for a couple of pictures

Ryan is very excited about his teacher this year. She is a great teacher and wonderful friend to my mom. I feel so blessed to know that he is in such capable hands (and I know she won't let him get away with anything). I took a couple of quick pictures and left Ryan to get settled.

Emerson and I couldn't leave school without finding my mom. She has early morning duty all this week and was helping move people as quickly as possible through the line at the cafeteria. I was amazed how many people showed up for breakfast AFTER the bell rang for class. Emerson was so excited to see Grammy. We got to have a wonderful homemade cinnamon roll and hugs before we headed out.