More back to school pics because they're just so darn cute!!

Emerson was soooo excited to receive a postcard from her Kindergarten teacher a few weeks before school started!!  What a great idea!

Emerson at the First Rider's event at Northlands.  Learning the ropes of riding the bus ;)

Our cuties, 1st day of school for Blake, staggered entry day for Emerson

I always promise a silly face picture if they give me one 'nice' picture!!

Ready for school!

The girls are in good hands

Staggered Entry day is over, she loved it!

We now have to get used to referring to Bishop Savaryn as Em and Blake's school!!

Rainy day - Em's first full week of Kindergarten

Finding her hook!

Reese's 1st day of preschool!

Goofy kids!!

My baby, all grown up, excited to head into preschool!

Reese loved her 1st day of preschool!

Excited to see Dad at pick up time on her 1st day of preschool!

Reese joins in the fun!!

Reese's 1st day of Preschool was September 10th.  The poor girl had to endure listening to her siblings talk about how much fun school was for over a week before joining in the fun!!  I wasn't sure how Reese would react to being dropped off at preschool - turns out she's a veteran ;)  She was so excited and happy and independent!!  When I parked at preschool and went to undo her car seat, she said, "Bye Mom!!"  I told her I would at least escort her to the school and say good bye in the classroom!!  No hesitation from her :s  From watching Em at preschool the last few years, she knows the routine quite well!  She is loving preschool, loves the crafts, the stories, the lessons, the songs, her teachers and her classmates!  It breaks my heart just a little bit, to see her so independent and growing up so fast.  But I am very, very proud of her and very, very happy for her!  It's fantastic that she now has her own 'school' and friends :)  Here are a few photo's of Reese on her first day of Preschool!

2 Thumb's up for Preschool!

Reese did not want to wear a jacket and rubber boots on her first day - darn AB weather ;)

Miss Reese in her classroom :)

Em's first days of Kindergarten!

Emerson's staggered entry date for Kindergarten was on the 2nd of September!  She spent 1 hour in her classroom, with 6 other classmates.  She had a blast but was upset that she could not go back until the following Monday!  Staggered Entry is a bit of a tease for all the students who are more than ready to start!!  Emerson's teacher is Mme. Cena.  She is a good friend of a friend of mine and so I've been hearing how fabulous she is ;)  Emerson made sure to say "Boujour!" to Mme. Cena and is very interested in learning new French words and even more interested in impressing Mme. Cena ;)  Emerson's little buddy, Nathan, is in the same class as her.  She was excited to be in the same class as Nathan.  Nathan is the younger brother of one of Blake's best friends and Nathan and Emerson played on the same soccer team.  The 4 of them are all basically joined at the hip and it was nice that Emerson had a familiar face in her class!  Emerson's first full morning of Kindergarten was on the 8th and that was also the first day she rode the bus home from school!  We went to the school to watch her get on the bus and then rushed home to wait!  She ran off the bus and right in to my arms :)  She was very excited to see us!!  I love those moments :)  She is enjoying school but has asked if she has to take the bus.  She finds the ride long and told me, "It's so long before I get to see you Mommy."  That really tug on my heart strings :s  She does need to take the bus because Reese's preschool is over at 11:15 and she is dismissed from Kindergarten at 11:22.  There is an approx. 10 minute drive between the preschool and school, so I would never make it to the school in time for Kindergarten dismissal.  Nathan recently started riding the bus and I requested they sit together, so I'm hoping this will help her enjoy the bus ride a little more!  As far as school goes, she is loving Kindergarten and learning so much already!  She comes home with new French words and many stories every day.  She is very excited about their upcoming field trip to Sobey's!  We are excited for Em and look forward to seeing her grow during this school year :)  Here's a few pics of Em on her first days of Kindergarten!

Staggered Entry Day!

Off to her first full morning of Kindergarten!

Found her name!

She's home!!

Blake's 1st day of Grade 2!

Blake's first day of Grade 2 was the 2nd of September!  He was super excited to see all his friends!  We managed a few play dates over the summer but he really missed seeing his friends at school. Last year there were two grade 1 FI classes, this year those classes combined to make one grade 2 class!  Blake was also excited about this because now all the kids he went to kindergarten with are all in his class.  I thought he might miss the small class size but so far so good!  Blake's teacher this year is Mlle. Melissa.  She comes with raving reviews!  She is the technology lead in the school, which means each student in her class has their own iPad and she has iPad mini's as well, which they use for different exercises!  Blake says she is quite strict with the iPad use and reassures us that they are strictly for learning ;)  The first day of school we all brought Blake to school.  His classroom is soooo nice!!  Think grade 2 Pinterest classroom and that is what it is!  Mlle. Melissa is very creative and has a beautiful classroom!  Plus it smells so good in there, I spotted a Scentsy warmer on her desk ;)  We are certain Blake will have a fabulous year in Grade 2 and can not wait to enjoy the journey with him! Here are a few photo's of Blake on his first day of Grade 2!

We searched high and low for this Guardian's of the Galaxy t!  He really wanted one for his 1st day of school :)

In his new classroom!