It's always a bit of a shock to the system when the alarm goes off on the first day of school.
Tyler (9th) started high school, so now he goes to early morning seminary with Spencer (11th) at 6:30. They leave seminary a little early and go to jazz band before school. Spencer plays bass guitar and Tyler plays alto sax. It's kind of amazing that he gets to be in jazz band as a freshman!
Dallin (7th grade) is our only middle schooler this year. Brennan (4th) and Levi (1st) go to the elementary school right up the hill from our house. Chloe's preschool started a couple weeks later than everyone else. That makes 4 schools!
She was so excited! It was hard for her to wait 2 weeks. She goes 3 mornings a week, and she wakes up happy every school day. Her best friends are Brooklyn and Dalby.
Tyler played water polo with his cousin Jacob (Tyler's the one with the lightest skin, Jacob's the one holding the ball). They started practicing in the summer. They didn't win too many games, but he made some good friends and had a lot of fun!
They played a lot of games! They got out of school early 1-3 times a week plus had several weekend tournaments. It often conflicted with marching band, and Tyler had to choose between the two or go directly from one to the other. It was a little crazy, but he loved it!
Here's the JV team. Chloe went to one of the games with me, and when they got out of the pool, she said, "It's like their wearing their underwear! Don't look, mom." That cracked me up!
The middle school band joined the high school for one of the football games, and we took the little kids to watch. It was their first time going to one, and they all loved it!!
We sat right next to the band. Don't Spencer and Tyler look handsome in their uniforms?
Their band teacher told them that if they went to they game she'd give them all nose whistles. That was a huge incentive, and all but 2 kids went.
Spencer didn't do cross country this year. He decided that band and school would keep him plenty busy. It was nice to have him home at 3:15 every day. He has even had time for side jobs, such as teaching piano and doing yard work.
Future bearcats!
The two middle school bands also played in our town's Pioneer Day parade. Spencer and Tyler marched in it too, but for some reason those pictures disappeared.
Chloe and I joined Dallin for one of the Lunch With Your Kid days. That's always fun. He hangs out with his cousin Peter and his friend Mason every day at nutrition and lunch. Mason is in 6th grade this year, and they are helping him adjust to middle school. They go to Chess Club and History Club together. The other day Dallin came home all excited that he actually beat Mason in Chess!
Dallin was in Cross Country again this year. I don't think he enjoyed it quite as much without Tyler, but he did have a few friends in it. We went to a couple of his races.
His favorite part was stopping with the team to eat at In-N-Out after all the races.
Brennan and Levi have loved riding their bikes to school this year!!
Have you ever seen a cooler biker dude?! Levi is in a 1st grade/Kinder combo class. I was not happy about it at first, but I think he likes being one of the few older kids in the class, and he's a great leader. Plus we love his teacher!
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