Back to School... Back to School...

The Niece and Nephews are back to school this week! I can't believe they're headed that direction all ready.

It's nearly depressing. Our summer which hasn't been very summer around here is nearly over, and soon we'll be hearing the kids in the park at recess too.

Any ways -- Erica is hitting 8th grade this year... OMG! Could you get any cuter Erica Rae!???

Seriouslyy, good luck beating those boys off with a stick sister - you better just head to Menards and get yourself a chainsaw!

Here she is/was last year!
and there's a link there for the year before :)

Carter's going to be in 4th grade this year! I can't believe he's grown so fast! And to see his summer mohawk is gone tells me that it's indeed school time! Kick school butt this year Carter!

Troy was totally excited to get back in the swing of things and hang out with his friends from Tee ball. He's headed to 1st grade this year and is going to hit it like a hurricane!

Here they are/were last year...

And this one doesn't get to go to school this year ... yet. He might be hitting preschool though, I'm not sure about that.

But since he's so darn cute, he needs a picture too! And this one made me giggle.

So there they are, headed back to school to "prove to Dad that I'm not a fool".

Thanks for allowing me to steal the pix off of FB Julie and Shannon... not that I really asked.

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