We're So Proud!

All those casting calls and auditions finally paid off. Harper's first print ad. We're so proud!

First Day of School

The girls had a great first day of school. Both of them love their teachers. Per our yearly tradition, I let them pick out a new outfit for the first day. That is all the back to school clothes shopping that we do because it is SOOOOO hot for the first part of the school year. I try to let them do this totally on their own, within reason. I love the differences in their personality that this highlights.






Harper Lee's ensemble includes the girliest outfit she could find, and she refused to let me touch her hair.




Olivia, on the other hand, chose the most comfortable pants she could find, and put them with a 4th of July top she found because "her Aunt Jana would love it." Additionally, she and her dad ganged up on me to let her keep the exceedingly visible Pop-tarts tattoo on her arm. Did I mention this was the FIRST day of school? I am wondering what her teacher thought about me.




My regret from today is that I missed the best photo op of the day. For the first time, this year the girls will both go to the gym each morning to await the start of the day. I think Harper Lee was really excited about that, because she took Liv's hand and they walked down the hall together. It was soOOOoo cute. Oh well, I definitely froze it in my mind. I can't believe I have a 3rd and 1st grader this year!!!

This is definitely my favorite memento from today:


The buses are all named so that the children can remember what bus they ride. The girls ride the turkey bus. I often wondered last year how their bus got its name. I imagined that they let the drivers name them, because our bus driver is the best. I can totally imagine her teasing the kids and saying, "Let's call mine the turkey bus because you guys are a bunch of turkeys!!"

Anyway, I love the Hello my Name is Turkey. Too funny.