Two First Days.

 Mar is in high school!! So weird.

She had 2 first days of school. Monday was the freshman/new student day where they have a welcoming assembly, split up into groups and play games, find their lockers (this is the first time kids around here have the opportunity to have a real live locker as the middle schools do not have them which is so so dumb but a topic for another day although I no longer really care because I'll never have a middle school student again), walk through their schedules, check out the lunch process, and do all those things that prepare them for the actual first day of school on Tuesday.

As I snapped pics yesterday, Mar reminded me that these aren't the "official" first day pictures.

 Note: It was totally random {and funny} that this was posted Aug. 6th on Bill's work blog with a pic of our drop-off of Britt at BYU in 2009... 

...yep, that's the same shirt Mar wore on Monday. Love hand-me-downs, a durable product, and a good value!!

On to today... the official first day of school.

Although we carefully planned the night before, Mar was slightly scrambling at the last minute to get her teeth brushed and to wipe a stain from breakfast off her pants. AAAAUUUUUGGGGHHH! Those stains. So annoying.

Unfortunately, I don't think that stain will disappear, but I'm pretty sure Mar won't let it ruin her day.

(I also didn't have my camera focused right, and Mar's ride was patiently waiting in the driveway while I snapped in a frenzy.)

I finally {finally} have a carpool coordinated.

Each year I wonder if it would just be easier to bag the carpool and do all the driving myself. As I contemplated it for this year, which includes early morning seminary at our church building in the opposite direction of the school, then the pick up from seminary and drop off AT school, then pick up AFTER school, I decided a carpool would be most advantageous. Seminary doesn't start until next week, so this week is just a crazy mixed-up-carpool-make-it-through kind of week. Starting second semester, Mar will have a ride with our dear neighbor, Mace, who will finally be eligible to drive another person (CO driving laws don't allow a newly-licensed young driver to drive anyone but family members for the first 6 months they have their license). During her freshman year, Mace hitched a ride with Lolo to and from Seminary each day (then with Mic the first semester of the following year), so it's a favor returned in kind. 

I love that!

My fingers are crossed that it will be a super fantastic first day for Mar and her friends.

And since I love a good blast from the past, here are Mar's cute sisters on their first day of high school:

 (Britt circa 2005)

(Lex circa 2008)

(Shi circa 2010)

Taylor's pics are somewhere... non-digitized at the moment... bummer!

Bill and I had a conversation this morning about how much kids change in those high school years. I'm sure Mar will be no exception.
I hope it's a great year!