second grade and recess is still the best part

My boy N. and his "friend girl" (not girl friend), J., waited at the bus stop for one of the most chilly late August mornings I can remember in Ohio. J. was shivering and her teeth were chattering when her Mom dropped her off. She spends mornings with N. and boards the bus with him all school year. During the summer she is like my add-on 4th child!!
Their school classrooms are next to one another with a door adjoining them.

N. told me he was too big for a Spiderman back pack so he went for a grown up style this time.

J., on the other hand, opted to stick with the trend of all little girls and is happy with her new purple backpack.

N. had math homework to do already on the first day. J. did not. Maybe things are easier on J's side of the classroom door? The homework is always greener on the other side!! Oh wait....that's not how it goes. Anyway, maybe J. will have homework on the weekend and N. won't. When you're in second grade everything is a competition.

A change of plans

First day of 7th grade...she wore a deep turquoise colored shirt, all right....but not the one she told me to make sure I washed. Not the one I told the big long drawn out story about in the previous post either!!!!

I always take a photo of the new back pack and new lunch box and new shoes on the first day. Today A did not wear her new shoes and she is recycling her lunch box from last year. Last year's back pack did not survive.

Can you believe she won't let her mother take lots of pictures of her actually getting on the bus anymore????!!!!!! Oh, and kissing her at the bus stop is now a thing of the past too. Heck, I am not even supposed to show up at the bus stop at this stage of the game! *sigh*