Hubby and I took the kiddos to the bus stop this a.m. to send them off to their first day of school. Princess is starting 2nd grade and is SO excited to have Mr. Krich, the same teacher Dude had when he was in 2nd grade. Dude is starting “his last year of elementary school” as he puts it . . . and he better stop saying that or I’m going to hold him back a year! Anyhoo - he’s way excited about his teacher and the kids that are in his class as well.
Princess of course thought it completely necessary to get a new outfit for the first day of school. She gently reminded me last Thursday as we were leaving for camping that “Mommy! Oh no! We forgot to get a first day of school outfit for me!” I reminded her that she has tons of clothes and that I hadn’t forgotten . . . I just didn’t suggest it. She was OK with it. But of course I planned on getting her a new outfit . . . so when we got back from camping I said “We’ll need to get showered and ready so you and I can go pick out a new outfit for the first day of school.”
You would have thought I’d just told her she could buy every stuffed animal ever made!
So here they are . . . Princess in her new duds and Dude in an “outfit” he’s had for 3 years now 
No, they’re not waving and giving a peace sign . . . they are indicating the grade they are in . . . much easier for me to figure it all out many years down the road if I have them flash cryptic messages in the photos.
Here they are last year on the first day of school. They haven’t changed a lot in pictures, but they sure have grown up a lot in person!
One would think that your daughter likes pink!! Perfect outfit for her.
I bet she was excited. You are so sweet to her. I can imagine how excited she was when you told her.
They are growing up way too fast.