Back to school

This week is kinda crazy already :/  Brycen started school....5k!  My baby is no longer a baby!  I have been so frazzled!  I go from being really excited to being really sad.  I know that both of these emotions are normal, but I get so upset just realizing that soon I will no longer have any "itty bittys" in my house!  Brycen is in school and Haiden just got "promoted" to the toddler room at the daycare.... I was so excited, nervous, and extremely happy to have a new itty bitty in my house again....I knew that it would be challenging....but we would adapt just like we did when Brycen was born, and just like we did when Haiden was born. Now.... we are "adapting" to a new normal....a normal that just feels plain WRONG....but we are adapting.

On the way home from school today Brycen says "I drew a picture of you, and daddy, and me today?"  I said "you did?  Was Haiden in the picture too?"  He said "no, do you want me to draw a picture of her too?"  I said "well sure, next time you can draw a picture of the whole family"  and then he asked the sweetest, saddest thing:  "Can I put Ian in the picture too then?"  and naturally all I could say was "I'd like that very much"

anyway, here are a few pictures of the kiddos on their first days :)  I am proud of them!  I am proud to be their Mommy :)

Haiden doing what she does best...CLIMBING!

sitting at the table looking at books before lunch...

 Sitting at his desk...I chose to let James take him with out me because I didn't think I could do it with out crying....so I got James to snap a few....I would have probably taken like 20 but I'm ok with the 3 that I got LOL.