After what seems like a whirlwind summer, school started this morning. It's hard to believe we have a first-grader and 2 preschoolers. The kids were all very excited and we had a fairly uneventful morning getting everyone to school.
The kids remembered taking
these pictures in 2009 & insisted we recreate the moment this year.

Our big first-grader:

Cole, who insisted on tucking his shirt into his "soft shorts" (the only kind he'll wear these days) so he could be like Owen:

Jacob, demonstrating that Owen is starting first grade:

Our handsome preschoolers: