Good-bye Summer, Hello School

Gone are the carefree days of summer,

staying in pajamas late

going outside to play early

Mom having a cup of coffee in semi-peace

when the kids would play all day

together

pretending to be everything imaginable

 and exploring the world around us.

Oh, how I savoured those last few days!

Good-bye summer!

Hello school days!

Welcoming first days of school and students!

 This year was a little different as mom and son both had first days of school! It was I who welcomed  a batch of my own group of primary students, and it was Dad who brought E to school on the first day.

(And as a result, fewer pictures than I would have taken!)

 But he met his friends and met his teachers and started all the exciting things school had to offer a "bored-summer-mind,"and it was okay that summer was over for him! School was way more exciting. . .plus there are still hours after school and in the evening to play and bike and swim!

 Princess A was a little bit jealous and a lot bit going to miss her playmate. She needed a first day of school for E picture, and took a few days to get used to playing without him. But soon enough she got to start a "school" of her own. . .

Dancing!

What kind of princess can resist wearing pink and prancing around???

And I rush out the door--some days with no coffee at all--wondering,

"Where has summer gone?"