1st Day of School

I can't believe the summer is over and the first day of school is finally here! It is somewhat bittersweet - I'll miss the laid back days and not having to rush out the door but it will be nice to get back into a routine around our house. No doubt it is going to be hard getting everyone to school by 8am though! I'm really not looking forward to that but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it after awhile. I'm still in disbelief that Sanders will be in kindergarten and wearing a uniform. It makes him look so grown up even though i know it will make getting dressed easier in the morning. I'm also excited the kids will finally be at the same school. Hopefully Sanders will look after his little sister! We have a fun year ahead . . .

Here are some pictures from the first day . . .

Ready for their 1st day of school - Sanders is all grown up in his uniform!

Grant, Hannah and Sanders

Mae and Sanders

Sanders and Hannah

I found this picture from 2 years ago - it is amazing how much they have grown up!

Sanders signing his name in the book outside his classroom

He did such a good job!

Standing in front of his classroom door - they are the "Hight Hoppers"

Mae is a "Titus Turtle"

Her school bag on her hook

Sanders colored this at school on his first day. I think it is supposed to be a picture of him

Tahoe Trip

This past weekend we went to Tahoe with our good friends the Gosslees, Auers and Kendricks. Since it had been over 100 degrees for the past month in Shreveport we were very eager to escape the heat to cooler weather. And boy, the weather could not have been more perfect in Tahoe. It was 75 degrees during the day and in the 40s at night!  We soaked it up and spent alot of time outdoors. The boys played golf everyday and the girls went hiking one day, biking the next and hit the beach each afternoon. We didn't have the kids with us so we were able to sleep in everyday and enjoy being on our own schedule. It was the perfect getaway before starting school!

Believe it or not I did not bring my camera with me but got a few pictures from the other girls' cell phones. They turned out pretty good . . .

Pictures from our hike up to this gorgeous waterfall. You can somewhat see Lake Tahoe in the background of this picture.

We made it to the waterfall

Our biking adventure. We look so professional!

A picture of Sanders and I on the beach

The kids find out who their teacher is going to be!

Today was a big day in the Graf house. The kids got letters from their teachers! I was so excited to find out Mae got Mrs. Titus and Sanders got Mrs. Hight. Both of them have a GREAT class. It is going to be a fun year.

Here is a picture of both of them holding their letters . . .

Mae has Mrs. Titus (the same teacher Sanders had in K-3. We love her)

Mae's letter

Sanders holding his kindergarten letter