and 2010….
talby: 3rd grade sean: 4th grade
scott: 7th grade annie: kindergarten
lauren: 10th grade
the first day went well for the four youngest.
craig stayed for breakfast and drove the sean and talby to school.
scott rode his bike.
lauren starts today.
annie is in the pm kindergarten.
she was dying to get there.
at 9:00 she said "WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO BE NOON!?!?'
we rode bikes to school for her.
we were 20 minutes early!
i joked with the school secretary "i've never been early to anything in the past five years have i?"
she did not disagree.
annie just really wanted to get moving.
i stayed with her for a few minutes until she said i could leave.
she was definitely nervous but trying to control it.
i love that.
she squeezed my arm and that was that.
i thought "i will lose it if i make eye contact."
so i bolted.
i went out the side door so no one would see me and get me to start crying.
i put on my headphones and took off running.
it's hot out there!
i ran home the long long way.
and my afternoon was very nice.
i think i am going to be ok.
cheap air jordans - The award ceremony took place in the state capitol building in Helena, about four hours from where we live. We just got home and we’re all a little tired, not only from the drive, but from the crazy week we’ve hadasdf.
To keep it short, Yasmine had surgery Monday, serious and scary at the time, but thankfully looking excellent now. She was just released last night, and insisted we make the trip.
Lisa - Meg,
I just dropped you an email but wanted to say hello again here.
Your bunch is so darling and I can see how ALL the first days are special for each and everyone…including mom.
My daughter just graduated from homeschool highschool and my son just started his sophmore year. He really misses his sissy, would never say so, but I can tell.
Glad you’re going to be ok.
Lisa
visart-dali.com - We are going on September the 1st. Good luck to your kids, they are beautiful!
Sally H. - You are so lucky to have 1/2 day Kinder. Here in TX we have full day Kinder, 7:50 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. I am sending my youngest of 3 to Kinder tomorrow, hope I don’t lose it right there in the hallway! Thanks for sharing your days with all of us, so fun!!
shauna johnston - lovely pictures – my daughter saw your daughter with the rabbit t shirt she begged me to ask you where it is from she so wants one. many thanks. Shauna Johnston
tasha roe - i sobbed my freakin’ eyes out when the boys went to kindergarten. sobbed. like embarrassing sobbing. at least it was in the car.
kudos for going to long way home!
Andrea from O-H-I-O - My “baby” starts full day Kindergarten on Monday. I have NEVER cried when the girls have started or my “baby” starting preschool. Like you, I always looked at those women like they were nuts! But somehow this seems different. I was telling the “girls” in my Friday Bible study that ‘the mom in me will probably cry and cry, but the woman in me will be excited!’. Like your Annie said, now I can sew, paint, work on the house, garden, go to the library, shop,…. But I will still miss my “baby” – my only boy.
Gemma - They all look lovely! I’m sure after a few weeks everything will seem like “normal” again : )
Gemma x
Beth - Cute pics. Love the pic of Lauren with Annie in the window. Pretty girls. Handsome boys. I have a friend who has a little boy named Talbey (spelled differently than your Talby) Really cute name.
katie - i’ve decided i’d like to try to be the first comment on your blog one day. that would be cool. 🙂
Kat - Oh bless, look at those beautiful kids.
My heart just aches for you, as I am terrible at letting go. (am such a sentimentalist.)
Its a new phase and stage for all of you and you WILL be okay.
Make sure you do one nice thing for yourself every day.
Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Meg, you kids are beautiful. I LOVE the one of Annie peeking out the window at Lauren… you could write a whole story about that! 🙂
Proud of you for running. So proud. Great job!
AshleyAnn - Scott has a really, really great smile. Makes me happy just looking at it.
When I was in 10th grade girls were not that gorgeous.
firefly hill - The kids are gorgeous. Talby is the image of you!
Love your blog…
xo,
annie
kelli - tears!! sounds like you are doing your job. that little one is ready to fly!
Janelle - My little girls are 2 and 4 years old – and I have to say, I hope they are not as beautiful as your Lauren when they are in 10th grade!! And yes, I said NOT – my husband will have a heart attack trying to keep the boys away! =)
krystall - Your oldest daughter is beautiful, and I love the backround with Annie watching out the window.
You are very blessed!!
Amanda - How fun to look back over how much they’ve changed from school year to school year…amazing, isn’t it?
My oldest is starting 4th on Monday and the 4 yr old is heading to preK in a few weeks. I’m sure that one will tug at my tears…and I can only imagine how I’ll be once the 2 yr old gets to school…I’ll be a mess! lol.
In the meantime I keep reminding myself of all the time I’ll have to be able to create and have a bit of me time. Hopefully I’ll talk myself into going jogging like you did 😉 (gonna take alot of talking….)
Mindy Harris - Lauren is so beautiful..ok all your babies are! Her owl necklace is fab!
angela - It’s going to be a great year! Your kids are precious…and blessed!
jaz - gawwwwsh I wish I had laurens thick beautiful hair and dark skin. She is so gorgeous and chocolatey isn’t she. What a heart breaker. Absolute stunner.
Jemm - Ok…I feel really feel dumb. I don’t know how it escaped me that you had FIVE kids. FIVE! I’d be crying too if my baby were going to kindergarten. That was so hard. 1st grade was the hardest though for me because it was all day. Your kids are darling. Lauren is so beautiful. You are blessed.
alamama - i didn’t realize that lauren is only a year older then my DD. she looks much older. talby is so beautiful!
Tam - …and their off! I’m glad the first day went well for the 4 youngest, i’m sure Lauren will have a great day too. My kids won’t start school for another 2.5 weeks. For some reason, I’m struggling with the thought that my oldest will be in 4th grade. I didn’t cry when either of them started kindergarten, I’m thinking I might with QB starting 4th grade. What is wrong with me?!?!?
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Your kids are so stinkin’ cute. I love that you document them on the first day every year. I’m gonna be sad this year. My youngest goes all day. What in the world am I going to do with myself??
Kimberlee J. - Trying to resist saying this…”Run Megan, Run!” Ha.
Katie H - It’s hard for me to even imagine your feelings right now, as mine are 2 1/2, 15 months and 1 who is still baking. Hopefully you are able to find the joy in your new chapter and spoil yourself during you new found “ME” time. Also, your oldest is absolutely STUNNING!! God Bless!
Denissa - Great pictures, it was fun to look back since I didn’t start reading your blog until this year.
My youngest started pre-school this week and I was a wreck! When he was gone it was the first time in 9yrs that I had all three of my kids gone at the same time! 🙁
Heather - Good for you mamma!
katie - lauren is gorgeous!!!! have fun shooing the boys away;) i also have a 3rd & 7th grader this year… plus a 1st!!! we go back tues. can’t wait!!
Dawn - My kids are the same grades this year too, except instead of a Lauren, I have a 3yo still at home. I’m so excited for our year to start on Monday.
Ana - I love the picture of the oldest posing outside and the youngest looking from the window!
Courtney Walsh - Oh, Megan. I know. I did the ball-baby thing too. Your kids look absolutely adorable and your photos are perfection! 🙂 I definitely think you’re going to come to LOVE those afternoons to yourself…and love having them all back home in the evenings!! 🙂
Beth - Seriously love that one of Annie looking out the window at Lauren! I can’t wait to work with Annie in art — I think that will be fun!!! And your other kids, of course are so great! Looking forward to seeing them again in art class too 🙂 Glad things went ok taking Annie the first day!
patti - i’ve been ramping up for weeks on how i’m going to feel with my oldest starting kindergarten and my youngest just about to turn 3 and start preschool. i think i’m going to be a mess on september 7th! school starts late in our district…but i’m ok with that…for now 🙂
Tara - such great pics…
lauren looks like she is so over you taking her picture. 🙂
Sara - sounds like you stuck to your plan!!! Lilly started Kindergarden this year too…she is with me at my school but in a different building. I have been trying not to be a stalker. ha ha.
Sandy - I was wondering why Annie was going to school barefoot. (just kidding 🙂
The kids all look great, as always. I especially love the picture of Annie admiring her big sister from the window. Gorgeous!
aimee - can you believe school starts so early this year? we started the 11th. your kids are gorgeous! and yes, you are going to be OK!
Taylor-Ann - That explains Shoeless Annie. Glad to hear the day went well for you.
Janine - Your blog never fails to make me smile. Your kids are beautiful and it brings back memories of many first days of school. Love Annie admiring her big sis going off to high school. School doesn’t start till after labor day here so it seems a bit early (and hot) and hot to be thinking about school just yet for me.
Kristi - Oh, I love how you have four years of photos! It so cool to look at how they change from year to year.
Tracey Garcia - LOL, I wondered why Annie didn’t have shoes on. Gosh the kids are darling and Lauren is gorgeous. I have one going into 5th and one starting kindergarten on Monday. We met the teachers last night. They seem very nice, high hopes for a great new year.
meghan - that picture of annie looking out the window behind lauren made me cry. it just made me think of little girls waiting for big dreams to come true. and big girls making their way in the world…making those dreams reality. it is really touching to think how far our littles come from that first day of kindergarten!
Dana D@BoysMyJoys - So happy it all went well!
The younger 4 are such cuties!
And Lauren… she is just stunningly beautiful!
Hope it’s a great school year!
Charlene@Adventures-In-Mommy-Land - I didn’t realize how close in age our kids were (I have one going to 3rd grade, two going into 7th grade, one going to be a senior, one a junior and my baby in kindergarten). Our kindergarten is full day. I’m going to have much more time on my hands to feel lonely…I think that’s what’s bothering me the most.
Great pics!
beth - Beautiful family, Meg! Oh goodness Lauren is just gorgeous!
Love all the pics and glad Annie was a great time going to school.
kim - Cute! I didn’t realize I had been following your blog so long, but I totally remember that post from 2 years ago. Time just flying…
Staci - I know you are going to be just fine 😉 And I’m glad your Annie will too 🙂 And of course, cute pics of oh so cute kids 😉 Happy Weekend!!!