Lizzie's first day of Sophomore year

Lizzie's first day of Sophomore year. Ok not really. She's going to school two weeks early to train to be a CL (community leader - what used to be resident advisors in my day)


The car is JAM packed!!


Only one seat for Liz. Good thing she's tiny!!


Her dorm main building Southern Pines.


Lizzie by her building.


Me crying over Lizzie going back to school.


Nawh. She's going to have another glorious adventurous year in college! Have fun and be good Lizzie!!

Angela's first say as a Sophomore.

Happy Angie!


Goofy child ;)


I don't think that she's that thrilled to be heading to school - haM


Have a great day at school!!

First Day of School

 Awe, how sad - first year without Lizzie in the picture for first day of school! 

This is Angela's first year of HIGH SCHOOL as well - welcome to school Freshman Angela!!

BAD mom! School photo and other random animals (ha!)

The start of the school year came and went and I NEVER posted pictures of the first day of school - BAD mom!  Then, well, life took over... so here it is, my catch up post with LOTS that has happened (and been on the camera) since 1 August (pool pictures were a DIFFERENT camera, thus the snafu on this one!)

Liz is a SENIOR this year

Angela is EIGHTH grade!

 

On a side note this is the hawk that has been scaring all the squirrels and OTHER birds away from my nice mornings of bird watching.  There was actually two in the trees, this one flew over the house, the other headed to the back of the property to those trees

 

Oh, yeah, he was watching me CLOSE as I came off the porch and took his picture... guess he's been shot at a time or two?

 

A different day, or this would be suicidal bunny.  I spotted him late one evening hunkering down in the back of the yard... I LOVE the zoom on my camera because even from that far away, this one was skittish... wonder why?  ha!

 It finally did stick it's head up a bit more... but not for long - then zoom, zip, he was gone!

 

First day of school

Angela

Entering 7th grade

In her own words, now in the MIDDLE of the food chain!

 Liz

Entering 11th grade

Scary that my "baby" is now a Jr! 

 The only time they're together now for school is the bus ride in the morning.

 What LIZ really feels about this whole "summer is over" business!