First Day of School

Monday was the first day of school, and a very exciting day in the Sanchez household! Ryan started 3rd grade this year, and my baby Gabriel started Kindergarten!!! Gabriel was super excited (can you tell by the smile on his face in all of the pictures!), and Ryan acted like it was no big deal (but I could tell that he was still excited)!

The boys got to FINALLY wear their new shoes (they have been wearing them around the house for 2 weeks now, but finally got to wear them outside)! They both had their new backpacks, new clothes, and new lunchboxes.... they were ready to go!

Here are a few pictures we took Monday morning getting ready and walking to school!

Gabe with his new Starwars backpack!

Me and my babies!

I thought this picture was cute of them walking side by side!

On their way in the door.... Gabe insists on making "peace" signs in most of his pictures now!

Pizza Pie

Friday's have become pizza and movie night for me and the boys. This is Manuel's regular night to work XTO, so I make it a point to have some fun Mommy time with the kids. We usually pick up Cici's or Pizza Hut on our way home, but this Friday we bought stuff to make our own pizza's. Ryan was able to use mainly cheddar cheese on his, just like he likes it! Gabe was excited because he was able to add tons of mushrooms to his!

Here is the before picture of the pizza's after the boys added all of their favorite toppings!

And the after... don't they look yummy!

Meet the Teacher Night

Thursday was Meet the Teacher night at the kids school. Gabe was super excited to go, and Ryan tried to act like it wasn't a big deal, but I think he was still excited!

Gabriel's teacher is Mrs. Watkins. This is her first year to have her own classroom, but she has been a long term substitute at the school for the past 2 years since it opened. I have heard great things about her, so I am sure that Gabe is in good hands!

Ryan's teacher is Mrs. Deck. She was also really nice. The way the kindergarten classes are spread out, it ended up where Ryan's classroom is just around the corner from Gabe's classroom. Yea! We will walk the boys to their classes for the first couple of day's, but it makes me feel a little better to know that Ryan can walk Gabe to class the rest of the time.

The kids are all ready for school now... They have all of their supplies (which we took with us on Thursday), and lots of new clothes. They each picked out cool backpacks and a new pair of shoes to start the year off with.

Here are just a few of the supplies we had to buy for this year!

Monday will be their first day of school... It is hard to believe that Gabriel will be in kindergarten. It was hard enough when Ryan started school, but Gabe is my baby! I can't help but get tears in my eyes when I think of how big both boys are. They are growing up so fast!

I'm Done!!!!!!!!!

I am officially done with school!!! Yesterday was my last class, and I couldn't be more excited! It has been a long 2 years taking care of my family, working full time, and going to school, but it has all been worth it! Now comes the hard part of finding a teaching job.... I have filled out several online applications with surrounding districts and went to a small job fair last weekend, but have had no luck so far. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Gabriel's Sleepover

Gabriel's "bestest" friend Aidan spent the night with us last night. Aidan went to Gabriel's old daycare, Sunshine Playhouse. The boys have not seen each other in 2 months, so they were both super excited to be able to play together again! They laughed and had a ball all night long!