Rachel and Mason Off to School

Well today marked the first day of school for Rachel and Mason, 10th and 11th grade! They both have first hour off so they don't have to leave the house until 7:15 or so. I know they hate having to get up earlier while living at our house, but we sure love having them.

The morning went well, for 5 people to be getting ready and heading out around the same time. Rachel has been going to bed a little sooner, and getting up earlier in the morning to prepare for today; although Mason hasn't been to bed before midnight and hasn't been up before 10:00 in the morning all summer long; I wasn't sure how he was going to do, but he did great.

This year is a little different for them because Rachel can drive them and they don't have to depend on the "parents" to get them there. They both have very tough schedules this year, both of them taking some honors classes, although Rachel is not happy at all about getting stuck in bowling 3rd hour, they are running out of the things to do with her, she carries a pretty heavy class load and has almost all of her core classes already done.

We are really proud of them, we know it takes a lot to drive back and forth to Arvada, and to be there early in the morning and not start homework until 3:30 or 4:00. We are also really appreciative of them being able to pick Brady up and take him home so he doesn't have to sit at the office all afternoon, they can all start on homework before Brian and I even get home.

Well, I guess summer vacation is officially over for the Strong Family, we are officially into the swing of things. Brady starts soccer practice tonight - 3 nights a week, Rachel is going to continue to tutor on Wednesdays and Mason has to work on homework vs. XBox from now on. Let the chaos begin...