Twas the Night Before School

The day we have been waiting for for quite some time has arrived!  Braelyn starts kindergarten in the morning and Emerson starts 2nd grade.  We have enjoyed our last weekend before the craziness starts together as a family.  On Sunday, we went to Wal-Mart to grab a few last minute items, Shawn and I got some things done around the house so that everything was super organized, and the girls had fun washing my car.  They have been asking for weeks when their backpacks and lunchboxes would arrive and I have been playing it off like they weren't here.  When they came back in from washing my car, they had surprises on their beds from me and Shawn to celebrate their big first days.  You could probably hear the squeals of excitement from miles away!

They got to pick their own backpacks and lunchboxes and even that shows their big differences.  Em wanted her's as plain as possible...

B's are covered in butterflies and the backpack as an embroidered unicorn too!

I love that she is SO excited to be starting kindergarten!

We read "The Night Before Kindergarten" before bed.

The perfect 1st Day outfit.  She was so excited that it had a strawberry on it-the kid LOVES strawberries!

Needless to say Em was beyond excited to find her surprise!

Em got "Pinkalicious and the New Teacher" for us to read before bed.

1st Day Shirt

They both thanked me and Daddy over and over for their surprises.

Braelyn's teacher sent her home with "Jitter Glitter" and this letter for us to read before bed so that it would be easier to get to sleep.

We all piled in B's bed to read about Jitter Glitter.

She carefully sprinkled her glitter under her pillow and then gave some to Em to help her get to sleep too!

All ready to get some good sleep!