1 week in...

i remember saying at some point this summer that i didn't know how i was going to find time to blog once school started.....guess i was right - i just need to get my priorities in line :) 

it has been a whirlwind the past couple of weeks. i thought i was pretty prepared for the then upcoming school year. the key word in that sentence was 'thought'. wow - so many crazy changes in the time right before & right after we returned to work, made it more difficult than i imagined to get started. a couple weeks ago i was looking at starting the school year with over 30 kids in my kindergarten class - i couldn't wrap my head around that - so i chose to do nothing :) which turned out to be good & bad. i didn't waste any paper or stickers labeling over 30 cubbies (well i only have 25 so that wouldn't have worked anyway), journals, folders, etc, etc...however, when it came down to it, i had nothing labeled - see how that worked out? so i'm still playing catch up, or at least i feel that way. i don't remember feeling this crazed at the beginning of last school year - but, i don't really remember much about the beginning of last school year or at least don't know if i'm remembering correctly. i'm happy to say that i am sitting at a much nicer number of 20 students in my class, we are all very lucky to have gotten a 3rd teacher thanks to my new principal, kids & teachers alike! 

 tire swing fun....sad face when it's time to go

 trying the rings like the big girls at the park...so strong!

so stinkin cute!

all of that being said, we have found time for a little fun now & then. we had a great coffee & park date last weekend with my friend heather & jessie got to stop by too. sunday, we went to glenwood to do some shopping & kennedie got her very own backpack for 'school'! i love it & she looks so darn cute wearing it! i can't believe how fast she's growing up!