First Day Of School

Today was the first day of middle school for my baby, Shaylee. Little Shaylee is officially a fifth-grader at Naches Valley Middle School, complete with a locker.
Jackson is in seventh grade, which means seventh- and eighth-grade dances. Yikes!
Yes ... I cried when I left Shaylee.

That darn Kenny Chesney song seems to ring true a lot more on days like these ... the first day of school: "Don't Blink."
Before you know it, those little babies that you're rocking to sleep are now in elementary school, middle school and high school.

It started 12 years ago, on Mathew's first day of kindergarten.
It's our first day of school ritual ... we take a picture of the kids complete with back packs and coats in front of our front door!
Do you have a first day of school ritual...