New School Year

Fall decided to come around which means starting a new school year in our district. Our district is joint with other surrounding small towns but the schools are in Rathdrum. Kimball and Cora are together at the middle school in 6th and 8th grades, and Ezra is at Betty Keifer Elementary in 3rd grade. Switching schools has been a really great opportunity for the kids (especially Kimball) to start fresh. His last two years in middle school weren't easy and some days he barely survived (same with Mom), and he has really loved this new school and all new people. Cora has come in strong starting middle school! She's really embraced the change and adapted so smoothly to her new environment. The smaller school has been good for her and I think the kids enjoy seeing each other at school even if they never admit it out loud.

Rocking the platform Converse!

Because I have to leave at 6:30 to take the kids down the mountain to the bus stop, I finally got to see an early sunrise!

Sometimes Murphy comes with me to pick the kids up from the bus stop and it is such a lovely greeting for the kids. Occasionally the kids will ride on the outside of the door back up the mountain. Occasionally Ezra has to go to the bathroom so bad he can't wait and asks to pull over to go in the woods. He cracks me up, haha.