The kids didn't understand why I was sad until I said, "It will be just me, Christina and Gabriel, and we'll be lonely without you. And who's going to help with Gabriel, carry the groceries in for me, and check the mail?" I know Rebecca is excited to start school, Joshua would rather eat dirt (lol). But he knows school is inevitable, and a new backpack, lunch box, and shoes has somewhat eased the pain.
Really, I know it's back to school time, but I am sad. They've been a big help this summer. They did their chores, put away a million cups of applesauce and yogurt from the store, counted snacks for our trip, played peek-a-boo with Gabriel, read books to their little sister, and even left me alone a couple times a week so I could sneak in a cat nap. I'm just being a sap, I know!
We drove them to school this morning and of course, we took pictures before we left the house. 
In another year, I'll have 3 kids in elementary school. I can't even begin to imagine that. We'll have 3 huge packs of school supplies to lug...David will have to bring his wheelbarrow.
As a third grader, Joshua is upstairs this year, so he feels pretty special :-) I met both of their teachers, and I felt great about both of them--they're both experienced, and Joshua's has a reputation for being kind, but firm (exactly what Joshua needs). Rebecca didn't have her 2 friends who live on our street in her class this year, but I was sure they were going to break up that very social trio (lol). But Rebecca is so outgoing, we know she'll be just fine.
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