be cool, stay in school

so, we're not even halfway through recapping our summer mischief, and then this happens:

the first day of school!

(not pictured: baby dallin, who is desperately lonely without his three big buddies and who will start preschool in two long weeks.)

the first day singles:

summer, fifth grade

afton, fourth grade

caleb, first grade

and they're off!

this should have been a fairly uneventful school year as far as transitions go: none of the big grade shifts happening and what not. however, afton started her first year in a program at a different elementary school in the district, and so she's on a different bus (going much farther) than summer and caleb, and she's in a class with pretty much all new (to her) kids. i've been super impressed with her bravery and openness to taking risks, despite her naturally reserved disposition. this is going to be a great year for afton.

summer never met a school year she didn't power high five and utterly own and drop-kick with kindness into next week. she's totally down with fifth grade and is off to make sure no one in her blast radius feels left out or overlooked.

this is caleb. he was born ready. for all of it. but mostly for recess. and if this kid's confidence has bounds, well, we haven't run into them yet. slay, son.

cheers to the school year.