Back to School!

I really wanted to start a new back to school tradition for the girls this year.. something to commemorate the beginning of what will hopefully be a great year of learning for my kids. After polling Facebook for ideas and scouring the internet, Steve and I came up with two good ones that the kids loved!

On the night before school, we started a video back-to-school time capsule. Basically, Steve and I interviewed the kids about that their current likes and dislikes were and what their goal were for the next year ahead of them. Our goal is to watch the video on the last day of school and they can see how much they've grown and if they met their goals. It was all quite comical though because they were so hyper and bouncing off the walls. We couldn't get them to sit still to answer any questions and Brooke just wanted to shake her booty to the camera. Her teenage-self is going to be very embarrassed by that.

On the next morning we surprised them with donuts in bed. Steve ran out to get donuts and I prepared pretty trays for the girls with fancy dishes, flower petals and chocolate milk.

We carried Brooke into Ali's bed so they could share the excitement of the treat together. Brooke said it was the Best Breakfast Ever! Ali was really surprised and covered in chocolate when it was all over.

Then it was time for Brooke to dust off her school uniform and pose for the obligatory back to school photo..

And here she is with her new teacher, Mrs. Bocchino!

Ali started school the following week. Here she is with her new teacher, Mrs. Johnson.

Making a sign to label her cubby on meet-your-teacher day.

All ready to go on the first day of school! Such a big girl! I can't believe this is her last year of preschool and next year she will be a kindergartner!!