happy 2nd day of 2nd grade

why am i posting a happy 2nd day of 2nd grade post??? cause we almost missed the 1st day of school! yep---we've gotten so used to waking up at what ever time in the summer that we all overslept thurday. i woke up at 7:55am thursday and the school bell rings at 8:15. you do the math! got him brushed, face washed, changed, made lunch and shoved a waffle in his mouth. luckily, we live a brisk 7 minute walk to school.
here is a pic from the 2nd day of school.and here are photos from the 1st day of school. felt so rushed and didn't get the pictures i wanted to. :(

yea, everybody was already in the classroom and here i am, taking his picture in front of his new classroom for the year. mom has her priorities! (BTW, that is not his pink backpack in the background LOL)

brandon's class this year has 2 teachers. yes--2! one teacher takes M&T and the other teacher works TH&F. they alternate wednesdays. i think this is a great idea....they will be fresh and not tired from the whole week. plus i'm sure the teachers like this arrangement too... they both each have 2 school-aged childrem themselves. we'll see as the school year passes.

brybry saying bye to his brother. he so wants to go to school!

after school, we took them to the beach. nice day.

hello there mr. lifeguard!

these boys really dig sand!

walking around the neighborhood after the beach, i saw this. how great is this?! i would love to dig out the front of our sidewalk and grow veggies. see the pumpkin there? wonderful use of space!

wish us luck on waking up on time next week!

donuts with dad

brandon had a 'donuts with dad' day at his pre-school for father's day. this was the 1st time eddie's gone there. he asked if i would be going too but i said, 'hello.....it donuts for DAD'!! he asked what do i do? i told him you just go there to his classroom, eat some donuts, have brandon show you around his classroom and leave. he said he doesn't know anyone......i said like 90% of the dads that would be going to this doesn't know anybody either so ya'll will be in the same boat! geeze louise! so i went! and if i went, bryan went too!

his buddy nicholas.

showing daddy his cubby hole.

cutie bryan just had to squeeze into his picture!some of the things in his classroom.

brandon and his buds!

cute butterfly prints!

school pics today

above is day #27

above is day #26 below is day #25

brandon had school pictures today---- again! they had one in the fall but that photographer didn't do a good job. that one in the fall was a student & did not have much experience.......it showed in the pics. this photographer today was a pro! he was MUCH better & interacted with the kids very well. he took the class picture 1st. and then he took kids who normally does not have school fridays to take their pics 1st. thank god! there were about 6 kids in the 1st group & that took a long time! but all the kids smiled! that's all that matters! brandon hanging out with the girls (of course!).

mingling with the kids...........

brandon in the front row having a grand 'ol time by himself

say C H E E S E !!!!!!!!!!!!!

the photographer has brandon cracking up!

buddies

brandon getting his GQ pose on!

i think these pics will turn out nicely!