Happy Tuesday! Todays our last day together before school starts so we are having all the feelings over here. Last night was Averys open house and tonight is Ellies. Backpacks are packed, water bottles are filled, and ready or not it’s happening. We started a “back to school brinner” and have made it a tradition so I’m sharing that today, along with the girls’ back to school interviews.

I tried to use things we already had on the table but also things that were “back to school” like. I grabbed an apple candle from T.J. Maxx, and this table runner from Amazon. But we already had the luminary thing, and the basket and apples from years past.

The girls found out their teachers the morning we had this planned, so it worked out well. We just picked a day that would work the week before back to school (the week of gets a bit crazy) and went with it. This has become a fun tradition, and we are eating dinner every night anyway, so we are happy we’ve started a special dinner to talk about the school year coming up, what we are excited about for the year, the kids’ goals, etc. We keep the menu easy with Biscuits and Gravy, Bacon or Sausage, yogurt, fruit and maybe a chocolate chip muffin;)

I didn’t get many pictures, but I used fun scrapbook paper as placemats and “fancy” plastic cups for our drinks.

Let me know what back to school traditions your family has! I would love to hear about them.

I always ask the girls’ the same questions every year before school starts and here are their answers.

Ellie 5th grade

What is your favorite thing to do: Build with LEGOS

Favorite color: Pink

Favorite movie: Wonder

Favorite food: Mac and Cheese

Least favorite food: Spinach (she has never had it)

If you could go anywhere where would you go: The beach

Best friend: Palynn

Favorite song: Hakuna Matata

When you grow up what do you want to be: Blood Lab Worker

What makes you happy: My friends

What makes you sad: yelling

If you could have one wish what would it be: That unicorns would be real

Avery kindergarten

What is your favorite thing to do: Sing

Favorite color: Purple

Favorite movie: Trolls

Favorite food: Bacon fried rice

Least favorite food: hot dogs

If you could go anywere where would you go: in the clouds to see unicorns

Best friend: Hannah (ah!! Andi M. this melted me)

Favorite song: I’d rather be with you (I guess this is from Descendants?)

When you grow up what do you want to be: A princess so I can have a prince (you guys!)

What makes you happy: cookies

What makes you sad: when it’s wake up time

If you could have one wish what would it be: That unicorns are real

I will be back here on Friday to blog favorites. Have a great week!