Here We Go - Senior and Freshman Year!

Senior Year

It's official! School started today for my high schoolers and I have a Senior and a Freshman! I haven't had kids in the same school in three years and now finally just two schools for me which means less emails and less drop offs and pick ups!

Actually, Peyton started earlier this morning while Austen started at noon because they kicked off the school year with a freshman orientation so she took the bus this morning. A first for her since we have been close enough for all of my kids to walk to their elementary and middle schools. Most of the time Austen will drive her which makes her incredibly spoiled as a freshman especially since he gets to park in the Senior Lot first semester (you only get to park in the lot as a Senior and for only one semester due to space constraints). 

Freshman Year

I think Peyton was excited to start school but of course nervous about the usuals - finding her classes, having friends in her classes and sitting with her friends at lunch. She's happy that she found someone she knows in each of her classes and has a slew of friends already lined up for a lunch table. I'm interested in seeing how she handles school with having an extra curricular sport for both fall/winter season. Her big brother has given her lots of advice on classes which she has barely listened to because of course she knows everything already. She's also very into Homecoming - already has her dress and made me make a hair appointment - hopefully she gets a date! 

Austen has a challenging schedule still as a Senior and is on his way to applying to colleges. He's started his fall soccer season and has completed his personal essay, online architecture portfolio (required for selective architecture schools - yes, he wants to be an architect!) and is about halfway through about 14 of his supplemental essay questions. Of course he's visited about 25 schools total and only two of those are ones he actually has seen! So I guess we will be doing some college visits if/when he gets in to some of these. Of course, Tom's and my alma maters are not on his list! (Mine doesn't have a bachelor's in architecture though otherwise it might be on there but only as a safety or maybe a target school.) 

Anyway, big and fun year for both of them...excited it's finally here! Next up...Hailey heads back to school on Tuesday.