move over summer, here comes school

i had one excited child for the first day of school:

1st grade

and one who was not (despite the smile on her gorgeous face):

3rd grade

nerves about new teachers and routines makes her a bit hesitant, but now that we have a good week in she is relaxing a bit and enjoying it more.  phew.

these poses above cracked me up.  little divas i have got on my hands.  my only prompting for this photo shoot was to hold up their fingers indicating what grade they were in.
aaannnd to show that they actually do love each other (below)

and they are off....
(sans backpacks that were brought to school the night before for the open house)

praying God's blessings over you sweet girls for a wonderful school year.