First Days of School

Everyone but Megan and me started school this fall. Josh started preschool, Laura started kindergarten, Lia started second grade, and Nate started the MBA program at BYU.

I love this picture of Josh. He's smiling kind of silly, but he looks so cute and grown up!

I was a little hesitant to do preschool for Josh, but when the girls got their letters in the mail saying who their teachers are and he asked who his teacher was going to be, I was really glad I decided to do it. It doesn't cost me a dime and I love the other moms and kids he's doing it with. I miss Josh though while he's gone. He may be a big kid but he seems too little to be going to school already!

And then we have cute Laura...

Her teacher is Mrs. Burk and she is great! Laura likes school and things are going well. I love to hear her say she made a new friend and to hear the new songs she's learning.

Laura and a few of her friends from our ward.

I'm not sure where Nate stood to take this picture, but it's totally Lia. She loves school and couldn't wait to start this year. She also loves her new shoes. Luann, do you recognize the hands like last year's first day of school picture?

And finally we have Nate. (Just pretend I'm not in the picture--I don't think I'll ever wear that shirt again!) After an eight year break, Nate is back in school. He quit his job and is a full time student. We couldn't be more excited! He loves his program and I love the fact he's at BYU. He's taken a lot of razzing for that since we are after all "U" fans, but we know it's where he's supposed to be. The last few weeks have been really kind of crazy, but it will get better...or maybe we'll just get more used to it. Either way, I'm really proud of Nate, I'm grateful for the opportunity, and I'm excited to see where this new adventure will take us.