pros

it was a great morning here at angel house! thank you for your prayers. unlike last year, the first day of school this year went incredibly smoothly! the kids were up, bathed, fed, and dressed with time left for pictures. AND they didn't cry when they got there, or when i left them!! praise God! so here are a few shots once they arrived at school this morning. (if you haven't seen thier "first day" shots, check out their blog linked below as "my kids.")
here's jonas! first day and he's already bored. well, i think he just wanted to get in the classroom and get on with it, but mr. alix had a lot of important things to explain to the children on their first day!

to further promote the family atomosphere this morning, mr. alix hugged nancy and greeted her by name! makes your mama heart feel good when the headmaster takes time to know your kids!belle, hope and mia dusted their shoes to make themselves presentable! (sorry, michelle, the ones you sent were too big! but we found another pair for mia and we'll keep yours on hand; she'll grow into them!)
hope looked a bit lost.
jeff scoped things out.
isabel looked happier once she got her uniform just a bit dirty!
and steven, sweet steven, prayed for a good first day!

i'm telling you, these kids are pros!