Back to School

I had to check my calendar this morning when my eldest daughter woke me up at 5:30 am. I'm thinking is this Christmas morning or back-to-school morning? Cara was up and cheery a full hour and a half before she needed to be awake to start getting ready for school. I had to later wake Brendan who was also excited--just not that excited. Family Fun provided the inspiration for this year's back-to-school cake. (It's hard for me to resist an opportunity to make a cake.)

With heavy backpacks--filled with all of those new school supplies--Cara and Brendan were off to start third grade and kindergarten. Cara even packed a frustration pencil (vs. the traditional apple) to gift her new teacher with. Here's to the new year!