End of August Rush

The end of August always proves to be full of activity between school starting and Katey's birthday. This year was no exception!

Seth was pretty excited to be heading into 3rd grade (with one of his all-time favorite teachers!). He was up and ready to go in plenty of time. It did help that his outfit was already chosen, weeks in advance! Seth could hardly wait to wear his "Just Do It!" shirt that matches his new shoes. I love it!

Katey wasn't quite as excited to be starting middle school, but she was excited that the morning routine can now move along a little more slowly. Seth leaves for the bus stop at 6:40 but Katey doesn't have to be up there until 8:05! Being an early riser and slow-morning mover she has really enjoyed this first week.

Check out those long legs!! She was ready to tackle 6th grade!!

We are now one week into the swing of things and both kids have had a good one! Seth talks about kids in his class and what special he got to attend each day (PE, art, music...). Katey has been excited about purchasing a lock, learning to use it, being assigned a locker and successfully navigating the halls of her new school. Great start to a hopefully great school year!

The first day of school was also Katey's 11th birthday! We celebrated a couple of weeks ago with a trip to Carowind's amusement park so the actual day was pretty low-key. Katey chose to have Chick-fil-A for dinner and then we broke into her 7 pound chocolate cake from Costco! (We took some cake over to a neighbor and we STILL have a chunk left after 5 days!)
It is hard to believe Katey is already 11! We are so proud of our wonderfully sweet, kind-hearted, energetic, Harry-Potter loving, unique, smart and fun Katey Beth! Happy 11th!