first days of school 2009

goodbye summer, hello school! the kids have all officially returned to school within the last week, and i must admit, i am a bit sad! coleman's first day of third grade was thursday, august 20th. his teacher is mrs. robinson (the same teacher austin had), and so far, he is quite pleased! she nearly fainted on "meet your teacher" night, as austin towered over her! yikes...time flies! coleman was excited to board the bus in his new clothes and shoes, and with his new backpack in tow! hampton was also present for his departure, repeatedly telling him to have a good day...and to come home soon! he happily (tongue in cheek) hugged on her, posed for pics, and boarded the bus with a smile, despite the mom cam.






austin eagerly welcomed his first day of seventh grade, on friday, august 21st. he reports that the days are "long and boring" thus far. typical, i guess, considering the age! posing for the "first day of school" pics was not fun for him...and you should've seen the look i got when i suggested that i would take a pic of him boarding the bus! no hard feelings on my end, as i SO remember those days. i am thankful that he still hugs me and verbalizes that he "loves" me, even in the midst of friends! dodger was sad to see each of the kiddos make their grand exits to school...now he is home with just me...and he honestly seems depressed!



hampton started preschool at chapel hill on wednesday, august 26th. she was a bit anxious upon our arrival, but quickly warmed up to the nine other sweeties in her room! she was most happy about the "no rest time," and thoroughly enjoyed the crafts, snacks, and showing her teachers (mrs. jennifer & mrs. thee) that she could write her name using a different color for each letter!






wishing you all a happy school year!

high school musical

per hampton's request, we scored tickets to wichita music theatre's live performance of "high school musical 2" this afternoon (hampton's new favorite movie, which has been playing on repeat mode in my car for the last few months). originally, coleman wished to join us (as dad was golfing, and austin was with friends); however, during church, he decided he was no longer interested! luckily coleman was able score a playdate with a neighborhood friend for the afternoon! jessica, our long time babysitter and friend, since we made the move to wichita, joined hampton and me, for the matinee! what an incredible show, and fun girl time! hampton thoroughly enjoyed each and every second...and happily serenaded our car ride home with the musical selections she recalled. following the car ride, she could not withstand the urge to sing and dance her favorite songs from the show! oh my! shall we say, "diva?" hampton did tell me following the performance that she "could be gabriella, maybe next week!"