Back to School!!

My family is back in school as of Monday and things are off to a great start!  Andrew is in 2nd grade and Ava is in Kindergarten.  She couldn't have been more excited if I'd said Santa was coming twice this year!  Andrew is holding his own, being his calm, collected, far-too-responsible self and loving life!  My kids rock...what can I say?  Adam, my hubby and part-time 3rd child, has had a relatively stress-free week and that's miraculous!

Breakfast for the first day of school is always something special.  I was introduced to "Puppy Pancakes" by my good friend Aloha Mama who makes those for her children for the first day of school.  I asked my kids what they wanted this year and they both said pancakes, so I made them bacon and eggs!  *giggle*

Another thing I decided to start doing was taking pictures of the kids holding signs indicating their current grade.  I used 12X12 scrapbooking paper and put "First day of..." and will use those them in their scrapbooks as the back ground for the first day of school layout.  Cute, huh?  I didn't come up with that one my own, but I don't remember where I got the idea.  If I find it again, I'll certainly give due credit!

Do you have special traditions for back to school?