The First Day of First Grade

Hooray! The day finally came! The first day of school! Evie was up right when her alarm clock went off and was dressed in record time. She was actually completely ready to go in 20 minutes. She wanted to go out and collect the neighbor girls so they would know where to get the bus stop, but we held her back to take some pictures.

Our little girl is growing up fast! She picked out her outfit for the first day of school all herself. She has gotten so thin this summer that Annalise should be able to wear those shorts next year.

One last sisterly squeeze. Annalise did great today. First, we had a playdate with other kids that were still home, then we picked tomatoes, made a quick trip to Meijer, made spaghetti sauce, peach jam and canned peaches. So she was largely ignored. At 12:30 she asked when Evie was coming home. When Evie did get home, the fighting resumed. Oh well. So much for distance making the heart grow fonder.

Here's the crew at our bus stop. Annalise tried to sneak on, but we held on to her. Two more years until she gets on the bus.

Evie was the first in line for the bus, as usual.

Dad even stayed home for the memorable occasion.