Thursday, August 19, 2010

The First Day of School

[ 3rd Grade - 2010 - 8 years old]

Maddy's school started today.

What happy and excited faces I saw this morning --
and I mean the students too, not just the parents! :) Tee hee hee!


[Maddy and Mr. Tennis for the obligatory 1st day photo]

Maddy has been looking forward to the start of school and seeing her friends, but a little bit nervous about being a 3rd grader! She got a letter in the mail the other day from her teacher! Wow -- that meant a lot and she was thrilled to get it!

When we got to school this morning, one of her friends that we haven't seen all summer said "Oh Maddy, I need a hug!"
The girls gave each other big hugs [so sweet]!

And then her friend said, "You shrunk!" YIKES!!!


I thought it would be fun to see some flashbacks from previous
first days of school!

2006 - Preschool (4 years old)



2007 -- Kindergarten (5 years old)



2008 -- 1st Grade (6 years old)


2009 --2nd grade (7 years old)


Wasn't that a fun trip down memory lane?? It was for me too! :)

Look, I managed to get in one photo today!! :)



21 comments:

Katie Flood said...

Love, love, love it! We miss you Maddy! Have a fabulous 3rd grade year!

Dawn said...

Wow...3rd grade!!
Have a fun Day Maddy!
xoxo

Jill and Rick said...

Adorable! & I love seeing how much she's grown and changed through the years!

Jill

Jodee said...

What a fun trip down memory lane! Maddy looks sooooo adorable in her plaid jumpers! I am pretty sure Carson couldn’t survive the dress code there! He would want to know if navy and khaki t-shirts would be acceptable! HA HA! Hope she has a great day!

Musings from Kim K. said...

I love the flashback photos. So sweet. I'm not ready for return of the back to school routine and the start of Junior High...sigh.

Kim said...

Love the walk down memory lane!! Hope Maddy has a wonderful year in 3rd grade!

Karli @ The Bonnie 5 said...

OK, you are entirely too 'on the ball'! :-) I am going crazy over the fact that you have a "yearly" picture from the first day of school. I absolutely LOVE that! Your daughter is BEAUTIFUL. I got one (ONE!) shot of my boys going to school: a shot of them walking up the sidewalks (late) while all the other kids were already lining up. I couldn't be organized if my life depended on it - ugh!

Number 6 and no more counting! said...

she looks so cute and happy!

I WANT the door art!

Lea
xo

Courtney said...

She looks so excited. I loved looking back at all the pictures. I hope she has a wonderful year.

Bridget said...

Happy first day of school to Maddy the third grader!!! Hope she had a great first day -she looked cute as ever. Nothing cuter than a girl in a uniform - I should know I wore one for 13 years:) I loved seeing all of her first day of school pics! Hope you guys have a great weekend!

-Bridget

Ps thank for the heads up on the pet store outings:)

Unknown said...

First of all, so glad you hopped in a photo! Great to put a face to the name! You're lovely. Secondly, Maddy is such a cutie. She exudes joyfulness and a gentle spirit through her photos. Adorable! Third, LOVE the 'you shrunk' comment. So fun to see things through a child's eyes! ha!

LuLu said...

Wshing Maddy a wonderful 3rd grade year!!! Loved seeing the first day of school pics!!
xo,
LuLu

Karla said...

How sweet, love that they are st an age that they still love takin 1st day photos!

3 Peanuts said...

Aww.... you all look so cute and Mr tennis looks quite handsome in his work clothes:) Hope it was a FUN first day for everyone!

Kam said...

I'm working on one of these posts right now!

What a grown up 3rd grader you have! She is adorable as always. Hope she has a fantastic year!

Anonymous said...

don't they just grow up so fast? what a little cutie she is? we take 1st day of school pics every year! Ours doesn't start until sept.

Laura L. said...

Very cute photos of Maddy. I love the flashback photos. Great idea.

Alyson and Ford said...

I love the flashback pictures too. I think AA looks a little like Maddy in her earlier pictures.
Glad you included a picture of Mommy and Daddy; somehow we are always taking the pictures, but it is important to have these special days include the whole family.

Alyzabeth's Mommy

leigh hewett said...

I found you over at Nie's show and tell. I thought that you might enjoy a project that I have going on over at my Blog. Every Tuesday I host The Happiness Project. You simply post a photo of something that makes you happy and then link up.

I'm trying to take over the Blogosphere with happiness. Here is a link to this week's post if you want to see what it's all about.

http://leighvslaundry.blogspot.com/2010/08/happiness-project-week-25.html

Half Gaelic, Half Garlic! said...

SO CUTE!! Look at her through the years.... Hope she had a wonderful first day of school and I hope that 3rd Grade is an overall GREAT year!

xoxo,

Lisa

Football and Fried Rice said...

Hard to believe that your babu girl is in third grade! We have one in third grade too - hope it's the best year yet!!!!