New School Year Beginnings

Our first day of school plans flopped for this year due to the death of my mom. We had initially planned to start school the day before her funeral, and that obviously didn't happen, so we started the following week, and I was horrible at taking pictures of our first day. 

We did ease into the beginning of school, but Elisabeth did ask me why we were doing actual work on the first day 😂

We had our traditional first day of school dinner- hamburgers and hotdogs and root beer floats for dessert. 

I caught Katherine's sweet dinner prayer on camera before we ate. 

We also did our annual back to school questionnaire. 

Nathan's

How old are you?

11

What is your favorite color?

Orange

What is your favorite food?

Tacos

What is your favorite TV show/computer game?

Roblox

What is your favorite holiday?

Christmas

What is your favorite thing to do with Mom?

Play board games

What is your favorite thing to do with Dad?

Play video games

What is your favorite thing to do with Samuel?

Build Forts

What is your favorite thing to do with Elisabeth?

Play Roblox

What is your favorite thing to do with Katherine?

Play doggy

What are you most excited about this year in school?

Forensics class at CHEER

What are your most nervous about this year in school?

Math

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Pilot

What is your favorite movie?

Top Gun Maverick

What is your favorite toy?

 Legos

What is your favorite thing to wear?

Champion Clothes

Who are your best friends?

Daniel, Wyatt, Caleb, Leon, Levi, Caden, Liam and Micah

 

Samuel's 

How old are you?

9

What is your favorite color?

Green

What is your favorite food?

Pizza

What is your favorite TV show?

Fudge

What is your favorite holiday?

Christmas

What is your favorite thing to do with Mom?

Eat at a restaurant

What is your favorite thing to do with Dad?

Mini Golf

What is your favorite thing to do with Nathan?

Play Roblox

What is your favorite thing to do with Elisabeth?

Make bracelets

What is your favorite thing to do with Katherine?

Play duplos

What are you most excited about this year in school?

Geography fair

What are your most nervous about this year in school?

Not much

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Artist

What is your favorite movie?

Zombies 2

What is your favorite toy?

Brain flakes

What is your favorite thing to wear?

T shirts

Who are your best friends?

Daniel, Leon, Asher, Liam, Keaton

 

 Elisabeth's

How old are you?

8

What is your favorite color?

Yellow

What is your favorite food?

Spaghetti Carbonara

What is your favorite TV show/computer game?

J House

What is your favorite holiday?

Christmas

What is your favorite thing to do with Mom?

Go shopping

What is your favorite thing to do with Dad?

Go to Urban Air

What is your favorite thing to do with Nathan?

Play Roblox

What is your favorite thing to do with Samuel?

Do art

What is your favorite thing to do with Katherine?

Put on shows

What are you most excited about this year in school?

Learning about black history

What are your most nervous about this year in school?

My reading

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Musician

What is your favorite movie?

Zombies 3

What is your favorite toy?

Flip slide

What is your favorite thing to wear?

Hoodies

Who are your best friends?

Elise, Sarah, Laura, Ainsley, Makinley, Kamryn, Addisyn, Ilona, Nora, Liana, Audrey N, Audrey R, Kaydence, Mackenzie, Avi, Sadie, Xander, Emma

 

 Katherine's

How old are you?

4 and a half

What is your favorite color?

Rainbow

What is your favorite food?

Birthday Cake and Mac and Cheese

What is your favorite TV show/computer game?

Power Rangers and Bluey

What is your favorite holiday?

Christmas

What is your favorite thing to do with Mom?

Go get snow cones

What is your favorite thing to do with Dad?

Go to Cherry Berry

What is your favorite thing to do with Nathan?

Play with Pengy

What is your favorite thing to do with Samuel?

Create new things with him 

What is your favorite thing to do with Elisabeth?

Put on fashion shows

What are you most excited about this year in school?

My birthday

What are your most nervous about this year in school?

Nothing

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Cheerleader and Gymnastics Girl

What is your favorite movie?

Zombies 3

What is your favorite toy?

Barbies

What is your favorite thing to wear?

Dresses

Who are your best friends?

Laura, Kamryn, Addisyn, Avery, Pahkovets, Mackenzie, Brynn, Audrey and Amelia

 

 We joined a new co-op this year that we've all been very excited about. Since Nathan was entering middle school, Matt and I agreed we needed to find a more academic focused co-op (and we didn't have the best experience with our previous co-op, so we were all ready for a change). 

A sweet friend talked up the co-op she was a part of, and after attending an open house and informational meeting about it last Spring, we were all sold on it. 

We were all very excited about our first day!

Nathan is enrolled in Forensics, Ancient History, NaNoWriMO (National Novel Writing Month), Middle School Book Club, and Biz Town. 

Samuel is enrolled in Galloping the Globe, Zoology- Ocean Creatures, PE, and Biz Town. 

Elisabeth's classes are Galloping the Globe, Zoology- Ocean Creatures, PE, and Fun and Cooking Class. 

CHEER meets on one of the days Katherine will be in Pre-K at our church, but she got to tag along for a few weeks before her school started. 

This girl has several of her good friends in her classes- one of them has the exact same schedule as her, so she is a very happy camper at co-op. 

Since Katherine isn't enrolled in any classes, she was living her best life playing with and making all sorts of new friends. And the teacher was nice enough to let her join in at PE time. 

During their class breaks, the kids took advantage of all the photo booth props. 

 Everyone had a fantastic first day and are looking forward to everything they'll learn in their classes this year and the new and old friendships that will be strengthened.