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First Day of School 2017


Yesterday was the first day of school…and we all made it through with happy faces!

Smith woke up very chatty (he’s already SUCH a chatty kid but he was EXTRA talkative!) and Kensington woke up excited but with a bit of nervousness too.  Overall, the energy at our house was happy and optimistic.  It was their first days of 3rd grade and 2nd grade.  And you know what I thought all morning long?  Where did my babies go?  I swear, I blinked and time hopped them forward.  Wasn’t it just yesterday that I had two under two?  It feels like it.

We got up, everyone got dressed, they ate breakfast and then we headed outside for our annual pictures…

They picked out their own clothes for the day and for some reason, this shirt made me laugh.  A lot 🙂 .

She has apples on her outfit…because, hello?  It was the first day of school! 🙂

Sister picture!  Please let me read Madeley’s mind for you…she’s wondering why she was hustled out of bed so quickly, dressed and not given her scrambled eggs?  She was perplexed by the whole thing. Ha!

I mean…she seriously wanted her eggs.

Four kids ready to conquer the day.  Oh how I love these four so much!  They’re all so different and all so special in their own way!

Let’s do this school year!

Our annual backpack pics…

 

Summer is officially over.

We all piled into the golf cart and headed off to school.

In we go!   Kensington turned around at one point and told me she was nervous.  Sweet girl!  I just want her to have such a great year!

We dropped off our 2nd grader…

…and then our 3rd grader.

Whew!  Why is that so tough?  It just is!  After that, the little girls and I headed to breakfast on our town square with friends…

Our annual first day of school breakfast is always one of my favorite things.  I just love these ladies so much!!

And then…there were two.  They were loving all the attention 🙂 .

We wrapped up our morning with a trip to Hobby Lobby…because IT’S JUST ABOUT FALL Y’ALL!

Well, I’m finishing this post at 1:41 PM.  In about an hour, I will go get those two big kids from school and I’m hoping they had the BEST day!  I cannot wait to hear all about it. xo

 

And don’t forget…tomorrow is…

…if you are blogging What’s Up Wednesday, our bonus question for the month is what are your best back to school lunch ideas and/or tips!  I can’t wait to read these!  Blog and link up tomorrow!

Happy Tuesday, friends!

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Comments

    • Ede says

      Love your blog! I remember reading once about the watch your kids wear. Can you tell me what it is again? My son is suddenly very interested in getting a watch and I can’t even remember when you wrote about your kids watch rec!

  4. Elspeth Mizner says

    What a great start to the new year. Always curious where is the wall that their backpack pictures were taken? Love the back drop. Hope everyone has a great start to the year

  8. Angelique says

    Ahh, first day of school photos are the best! I need breakfast first thing too, so I TOTALLY feel ya Madeley. 😉 Our first day should have been yesterday, but it was cancelled due to the rain from the hurricane. Wish us luck today! Eek! I’m going to steal your backpack photo idea. They look so little with their pre-k backpacks …

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  9. Sarah says

    I love that you can ride a golf cart to school!!! My husband is dying for one but I’m not sure when we’d use it haha. The neighborhood pool is around the corner, so it doesn’t exactly seem worth it haha.

    Hope your kids had a fantastic first day!!! And glad you’re able to get some special time with your little ones 🙂

    -Sarah http://www.thefrugalmillionaireblog.com

  10. Dustie Day says

    Looks like a success! Do you put their yumboxes in a lunch box as well? If so, what brand fits the yumbox? I bought a bentgo for my Kindergarten age boy but it won’t be big enough for next year.

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      Yes! It fits (barely but it does) in the rectangle Pottery Barn Kids lunchbox.

  12. Erin Port says

    Love all those photos and the last one of the two girls, priceless :). Are you decorating for fall on Friday! It’s September 1st which in my book makes it time to decorate ;). Xoxo ERIN

  14. Paula says

    Precious, Shay! Does Ashby start Kindergarten this year? We do stagger enrollment here, not sure if y’all do.

  17. polly says

    It must be so hard to focus on the everyday with all that is going on in your state! Praying for Texas!

  19. Kelly Brick says

    My daughter had your son’s teacher the first year she taught. She still talks about how much she lo ed that school year and how she was just the best teacher ever. I hope it’s a great year for everyone.

  20. Melissa says

    Such cute kiddos! The first day of school always gets me too and I have a 7th, 4th and PK this year…it just never is lost on me I’m dropping off pieces of my heart all over town. Clearly I’m well-adjusted about it all-ha! I hope they have the BEST year ever and that Kensington won’t have any reason to be nervous!

  24. Miranda says

    I ate at spoons when we came through Texas for our vacation.. the pimento cheese sandwich was the best I have ever had!!! All thanks to your post on that nice litte restaurant in your town!! Thanks

  28. Anna says

    Do you do anything creative with your kids’s old backpacks if they get new ones each school year-or are they pretty worn out by that time to recycle/donate?

  33. kellie carrara says

    So adorable! hope they have a great school year! Mine started today (Boston burbs) and it was COLD and FOGGY! What?!?

  35. Anne says

    In the second sisters picture, it looks like Madeley is complaining bitterly about missing her eggs.

  38. Michelle says

    Ashby’s right hand looks so great and like she is able to use it so much more. So amazing and such a blessing!! You are going to have so much fun with those 2 little ones this year! They all just brighten my day. 🙂

  39. Pamela says

    Oh my stars! They are all just adorable! Good job, Mama! It looks like you made their first day very special. Hope they have an incredible year! p.s. I have never gotten over that video of you asking Madley her brother’s name. “Biff? Miff?” We need more Madley’s voice videos. Oh my word…just so cute!! God Bless your sweet family.

  40. Maria says

    How sweet! Your kids all look like such sweethearts! I can’t get over how giant their back packs look on their little frames!! Its cracking me up this morning:) Hope they don’t tip over backwards!

  42. Ali says

    Great pics! Here’s a book that may be helpful for both you and Kensington with any “bumps” she may be encountering: “Odd Girl Out” By Rachel Simmons.

  44. Stephanie says

    Speaking of Fall decorations, do you have a post you can share about how you organize all of your holiday decorations? What do you use to store them? Any recommendations? I imagine everything to be so well organized at your house and your decorations are always so beautiful!!

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      Hahaha! Please don’t imagine that! They’re in big bins up in the attic…I think it’s basically a crazy mess up there :).

  45. Kelsey says

    Glad to hear your kiddos had a great first day! My oldest starts Grade 3 next Friday. I was curious though, I know your daughter was born in 2008 (I’m a long time reader so I don’t feel too creepy knowing that) and mine was born in 2009 – but both are going into Grade 3. I live in Canada so i’m wondering if kids in the US start a year later than kids in Canada?

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      Our school calendar year runs September 1 through August 31 for kids in Texas. So, K’s birthday is 09/15/2008 and Ebby Lee’s is 04/09/2009 but they’re in the same grade. Make sense?

  46. Andrea in MN says

    I “think” you mentioned the kids pick a new backpack each year. I wondered what you do with the backpacks at the end of each grade, since they are monogrammed (I think)? Odd question maybe, but I wondered the same thing the past few years for the back to school post. I know you are very busy, and I feel silly asking, but I am so very curious.

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