The First Day of School!

We interrupt my Colorado postings to bring you Nick, Austin, Lauren and Mackenzie's first day of the 2010-11 school year!  Nick is in 8th grade and in his final year of middle school.  Austin just started 7th grade and joined Nick in the middle school.  And Lauren and Mackenzie began their first year in intermediate school (they're in 5th grade).  I have no more elementary school kids!  And Nick will go to high school next year.  OMG!

Lauren stayed up late and picked out the perfect outfit for the first day of school.  Mackenzie has known all summer what he was gonna wear.  As soon as Grandma bought this dancing kitties shirt he said he was gonna wear it on the first day of school.  Their bus comes first so here they are about to go to the bus stop.

And here they are at the bus stop joined by Lauren's BFF Hannah and Mackie's friend/Lauren's boyfriend Mitchel.  Quite a crew there!!  Apparently this is the "cool" side of the street.

And after that picture, Lauren made me step away from the bus stop.  LOL!  But I still got some pictures of the bus picking them up and leaving.  Probably better this way anyway because I get yelled at by the bus driver every year for getting on the bus and taking a picture.  :P

And 15 minutes later it was Nick and Austin's turn.  I took one picture then Marcel walked up and I had to get one of him too (he's Mitchel's older brother and is in the same grade as Nick).

And that's all folks!  Everyone had a great first day and have already adjusted to their new schools.  Nick is the only one who didn't change schools and is enjoying his big man on campus status for now.  Next year will be a different story when he sees how big seniors are compared to freshmen!

More Colorado pics coming soon!