It's Official:
1. Derrick's a 5th Grader
2. Nathan's a High School Freshman (ugh!)
3. Amanda is Student Body President
(1st day as a senior is tomorrow but went to school to help Freshmen)
4. It's QUIET!!!
Derrick went to school by himself today. No pictures of teacher or classroom (tear, tear) He's really growing up! This kid is an organizational maniac. He was the first one up and was showered, dressed and had his lunch made before anybody!! He was SUPER excited to go to school!! He's made HUGE improvements these past couple of weeks and hopefully this year will be a great year for him!! (and ME!!)
The Big Bad Freshman! (actually....low man on the totem-pole..but shhhhh) After scripture study Nathan declared that he wasn't very excited about going today. He said that he doesn't want his vacation to end. But, I think it's because he's a tad bit nervous. I definitely wouldn't classify Nathan as being an "organized" teenager. Oh, I know....teenagers in and of themselves aren't organized....but....he's REALLY unorganized!!! I'd say that He tends to add a lot of stress to his life....only because....he doesn't pay attention!!! It will be a very interesting year for him!! And for us!! I wonder how much information will be lost. And, how many midnight "Mom, I need by tomorrow...."s I'll get.....hmmmm.....We shall see :)
Of course, my first attempt got me the "I'm too cool to smile".....never fails! But, I did manage to get those corners to turn up a bit more! Can you believe how grown up he looks....WOW...totally HANDSOME!!!! :) You go Nate!!
Amanda drove him to school. Must be seriously saweet to have an older sister that's popular, drives (so your mom doesn't have to drop you off) and knows the "ins" of everything. (Side note....I would definitely classify Amanda as an organized teen....oh...she does have her moments though -ha!) Yep....two high schoolers....very interesting!
The BIG high schooler. Love how tall Nathan is getting. He looks good....his shoulders are squared as he's walking in....ready to conquer!! No swirlys for this boy!
6 comments:
Wow! What a busy first day! I can't believe how much Nathan has shot up over Amanda. When did that happen? They look great! Good luck to all of you!
Excellent job in capturing the chaos we fondly call "the first day of school". Your kids are lucky to have such a wonderful mother. Keep up the great work!!
Great update, they all look very cute and mature. I hope it's a great year for everyone as well!
Julie, all the kids look great! Did we miss Amanda's solo shot? I'm so happy that Derrick's having a better time- and you, too. What a great thing!
You took the words right out of my mouth with Nathan- big, tall and handsome- he's definitely a cutie.
Very lucky indeed to have his cool sister drive him to school (apparently not so lucky to leave mom behind on the first day with the camera- I love it!!)
Best wishes with the new year!
I just have to say as a girl who took year book and photography classes, the picture of us getting out of the car is AMAZING! The reds stand out and look so cool, the angle and the expressions on our faces... its just a perfect picture! not to mention, my hair actually looks decent! :D lol! I like it.
I think Nate's got the GQ look going in those pictures. It's good to see close siblings! Thanks for updating. J
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