The kids are back in school!!! WOOHOO! Alex started his freshman year at Grandview High School this year. His school day starts at 7:10am, so his alarm clock goes off at 6:00am... yikes! He gets up like a champ, but he often grumbles about being tired. Welcome to the teenage years, my son! His classes are longer and they alternate schedules each day, so that takes some getting used to, but he is enjoying it so far. He has men's choir and he said there are a ton of boys in it, so he's excited about that. He is also taking German which will be interesting. I had suggested he take Spanish, but Jeff urged him to take German. We all know that is just so Jeff can take him to Germany to order his beer. : ) I was so thrilled that Alex actually let me take some pictures of him on his first day. I did later find out that Jeff had talked to both boys to ensure that they didn't give me any grief when I asked to take their pictures on the first day. What a sweet hubby!
Josh is in 7th grade this year at Falcon Creek Middle School. He is quite happy to be the only Dolan at the school. In true Josh Dolan form, I have already had a call from the Dean because he was caught with a laser pointer flashlight pen which he swears he was only writing with... it's interesting how a teacher would bust a kid for simply writing with a pen, isn't it??? Anyway, that's not to say that Josh is always in trouble at school -- just that he can be a little mischievous at times. We'll see how the rest of this year plays out.
Mattea started third grade at Rolling Hills Elementary and she ended up with the same teacher that Josh had for fifth grade. She is super excited to be in third grade this year since that means she can join the choir! She is all about style right now and comes up with some very creative outfits. Her style also transcends into other things... we had to take patterned duct tape to her boring pencil box to give it some pizazz. I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of that!
Last, but not least, is my one "outtake" from our photo shoot. Right before Josh left on his bike to ride to school on the first day, I said "Let's do a self-portrait!". So, I turn the camera around, aim it at us, put on my best smile and click. I turn the camera back around to see if I even got us in the shot and what do I see??? Myself and my little turd kid who made the craziest face. But, I laughed SO hard that it might end up being one of my favorite pictures. I know for sure it will be one of the pictures on the collage at his high school graduation!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment