Summer is Over

So, hey.  Summer is over.  We survived it.  And now I just have the entire school year, and the next 10 years of school years to survive!  No problem.  Let's go get it!

I don't want to talk about Summer 2016.  I kinda hated it.  Good things happened, and I'll post a positive-toned picture-heavy blog post all about the adventures we had.  It'll look like all we did was travel and have so much fun!  It'll be great.

High School
Let's talk about High School.  Miciah is in High School.  How awesome is that?!!  She's going to have a blast.

Cons for me personally:
Miciah needs taken to and from school every day.  No bus service.
Waking up at 6:45am to drive her.
My baby is growing up.

Just kidding!  That last one isn't a con.  I just think it's something I'm supposed to say.  I LOVE that my kids are growing up.  It is AWESOME!

Pros for me personally:
Carpooling to and from school every day.  I'm only taking, not picking up.
NOT waking up at 5:30am to take Miciah to Seminary.  SO SO SO grateful.
Watching Miciah do her thing in High School.  It's going to be great.

Middle School
Let's talk about Middle School.  Elijah is in Middle School, all by himself this year.  I don't know if that's a pro or a con for him.  Maybe both?

Cons for me personally:
Will Elijah wake up on his own every day???
Miciah isn't there to babysit his every move before and after school.
Middle school kids are obnoxious.

Pros for me personally:
Elijah is in Cross Country.  Woop woop!  He's going to rock that.  (And good job me, convincing him to join!  Genius.)
Miciah isn't there to babysit his every move before and after school.
The school is close enough that Elijah can walk to and from if needed.

Elementary School
Let's talk about Elementary School.  This is Tank's last year in Elementary School, which is still weird cause he's so little and cute that he looks like a 3rd grader.

Cons for me personally:
I like our Elementary School.  It'll be weird to be doing all of our Lasts this year.
All 3 of my kids are in different schools.  Why?!
Wondering if 5th Grade is going to be brutal for Tank like it was for Miciah.  5th grade sucks.

Pros for me personally:
Tank is going to, once again, rock out school!
We're going easy on Tank's extracurricular schedule this year, after the meltdowns that happened last year.
My baby is growing up.

All my babies are growing up.  It's so cool to see what they do and how they do it and wondering what's coming next.  Even though motherhood isn't always THE BEST, I do love having little people that I get to participate in life with.

Happy School Year to all of you!

(And yes, Miciah and Tank were twinning.  The benefit of being a tiny human is that you can shop in the little boys' section at Target.  They have the best clothes!)