first week of school

well, we made it through another first week of school here in the linares household.  it was a week of firsts for two of the three girls.  sarah's first day of high school (did i just say that???? where has the time gone???) and savannah's first week of middle school!! 

here is sarah on her first day of high school.  she had to get up at 5 a.m. to catch a 6 a.m. bus!!! she actually got a do-over and had a second first day because the afternoon of the first day of school we received a call from the high school of the arts that she auditioned for back in january saying that she got one of the open slots!!! congrats go out to her!!!  needless to say she was super thrilled and is now attending Dreyfoos School of the Performing Arts! She was accepted as a Theatre major and has enjoyed the first week immensely! the bonus is that her bus comes an hour later so she can sleep in until 6 a.m. well, at least until she starts going to seminary and not doing home study, that is...but one step at a time.

  savannah was made for middle school.  she absolutely l.o.v.e.s. it! she sets her alarm and gets herself up without any more prodding from us! we love it too! she has enjoyed the freedom of going to classes on her own and not having to stand in a line like a small child.  she enjoys her classes and has made some new friends.  she also has many of her elementary school friends in some of her classes.  we enjoy hearing all of her middle school adventures upon picking her up.  

 as per school regulations, all students must have a clear or mesh backpack, so savannah requested that i crochet one for her.  it is still a work in progress, but she was able to use it for school this week.  just have to add a flap, one more outer pocket and some inner pockets...

new shoes!

grace was off to 3rd grade this year!!! she was super excited because her teacher seems very nice.  she said she was lonely in the car on her way because she is used to having a sibling ride along, but she is the only one in elementary school this year! 

 stylin' hair!

 new shoes!  she has been waiting for red converse!

 ready to start the first day!

whew! 3 kids in 3 different schools and all far from each other!!!  but, i got a feelin', whoo! hoo! that it's gonna be a good year!!

you want fries with that?

 i have to say that grace has come up with a lot of different things with her play-do creations, but this was the best;  a happy meal.  

when i told her to clean up, i guess i was putting her little shop out of business.  i walked through later on that night and found this sign taped to the wall:  "closed down".  

catching up with school stuff

 i know these are really old, but who cares.  i wanted to get them up mostly for me and the girls' benefit.  a few of the school happenings from last school year and the first day of school this year.

savannah had her 3rd grade recycled fashion show and my girlfriend, jennie, helped her make a skirt out of a man's dress shirt.  looked so great that she wore it to church until recently when she outgrew it.  super cute.  and they even made scrunchies from the cuffs! i wanted to put the pics of the process up but haven't been able to get the pics from her yet and i just want to post this stuff.

gracie with her end of the year happenings.  her class did a mother's day luau and for the end of the year they always do a cute concert and then an awards ceremony and picnic reading afterwards.  we get to sit outside and read the things they have written throughout the year.  super cute and fun.  

gracie with all of her buddies.  so cute!

first day of school 2010

 it's hard to believe that this one is in 7th grade already! where does the time go? 

 on to first grade for grace.

 savannah is the fantastic fourth grader!!!

new shoes for the first day! 

  no more tables. she's a big girl with a desk now!

savannah with one of the best 4th grade teacher in the world! sarah had her as well. we love mrs. ball!

sarah had to go with us to see her teachers from grades gone by.  one of the best 5th grade teachers EVEH!!

get on your boots

not sure if it's world cup fever or the fact that this post was started a few weeks ago....but here are OUR resident soccer stars.

sarah the "spider"

she was given this nickname by her coaches because she was EVERYWHERE on defense. her AND her elbows.  

fraternizing with the enemy

i love this one of her. total concentration. 

two of the best coaches ever!

i love how the coach is in the corner all serious and they are all giggly on the bench. 

the other two best coaches.