A bItTeRsWeEt DaY!

So, the kids went back to school yesterday! WOW I can hardly believe that Zach started 4th grade and my little girl is a big first grader! The kids did really well, and had a great first day! It was so fun to hear all of their stories! I first asked Brinley if she thought the day was long or short? She said it was LONG and that she was starving even before it was lunch time! (Poor girl) I went to the school at lunch time to see how things were going, and her and Zach found out they have lunch at the same time! Brinley was pretty excited and said she would save Zach a seat today... we'll see how that goes! Both the kids said that their teachers were "clean". I just laughed and asked them what that meant? They said that they have to clean up after EVERY time they do something! Zach just kept saying that his teacher was mean in a nice way... so pretty much she set some rules to follow on the first day, and wants to make sure they follow them! So many new adventures coming their way! I love it! Boston did alot better than I thought he would... On Sunday night after Morgan gave the kids their Father's Blessings, we were talking about the kids going to school in the morning, and Boston got so sad! He just kept hugging Brinley. It was so cute! The next morning we all walked them into their classes, well Zach was fine with a wave, and a good bye, and down the hall he went. But we walked Brinley into her class and took some more pictures. Boston was so sad telling her good bye, I thought he was going to start crying, but he never did. Brinley was excited for her first day at school! It's going to take some work getting the kids to bed early, you would think that I would have started working on that already. We have a hard time going to bed at our house, we love to stay up late, so it is going to be a challenge! The kids were pretty tired last night though, as soon as they got in bed at 9:30 they were asleep within minutes! It is 9:10 in the morning right now and Boston is still sleeping! That is how I am able to make this post! :) Oh, I have to mention Brinley's backpack! We were at T.J. Max and she found it on the rack all by herself! She was so proud, and knew Boston would like it! We tried to see if they had any boy ones, but they didn't!
The picture of Boston looking in the window I thought was so cute. We went to say good bye to Zach but the door was closed and they had already started class. So, we just waved through the window. But Boston just stood there and kept looking at Zach and waving! It was like he just couldn't say good bye!
After the kids were home from school, we were eating ice cream, and I was trying to convince the kids that we needed to get back into reading everyday (which Zach is thrilled about) I got a phone call from my mom, and I could tell that something was wrong and that she had been crying. I asked her if everything was o.k. and she told me that my cousin Kassie and her little boy who is 8 were killed in a car accident yesterday morning. I couldn't believe what I was hearing! They live in St. George, and she was taking her boys to school, and overcorrected the car into the on coming traffic and hit head on with a dump truck. Her little boy was ejected out of the car about 20 ft. Her other little boy was life flighted to Primary Childrens and was in critical condition. Her little girl who is 2 was home with the dad when this happened. Sooo sad! My heart goes out to her family and extended family. It makes you appreciate life, and all the little things i like to complain about aren't worth complaining about anymore. You can watch the story on the news at www.kcsg.com