The First Day of School 2010!

The girls were very excited to start school this year. They had picked out their backpacks and filled them with the required supplies. They had attended Open House and met their teachers.

I was NOT ready for them to start school. I really enjoy their company all summer and just hanging out around the house.
We had plenty of time to take a picture out front, we were there really early. Carly got her favorite fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Maureen Lalino. We have known Mrs. Lalino for about three years and Carly has been counting down the days until she entered fourth grade and could have Mrs. Lalino as her teacher. We are looking forward to a great year!

Leighton got Miss Megan Potts. We love Miss Potts. Leighton was very excited to get the teacher that she requested. Last year, Leighton cried randomly during the day for the first six months. When I asked her if she cried at school on the first day, she looked at me with a disgustedly puzzled look and said, 'For what!?!'

If Miss Potts looks familiar.......

She was Carly's first grade teacher and THE BEST teacher she has had. She is GREAT!

A note about Leighton's clothes: We are working on her being a leader, not a follower. She goes along with the crowd and lets others make decisions for her. We decided to let her make all the decisions when it came to her clothing to increase her confidence. As long as it was weather appropriate, she could wear what ever she wanted. So, Leighton picked out this tutu to wear the first day of school. It is amazing how much confidence she gets from her clothes. I warned Megan about what we had done and made her promise not to judge me on my child's attire.