Back 2 School

Happy Monday!!!

A couple years ago I shared some back to school must haves for the Sass crew and it was a really popular post so I thought I'd so the same this year. 

Kamryn & Logan start school in 2 weeks. I can hardly believe it!!  Our town always starts before Labor Day and then we get an extra long weekend. This year they go back on a Wednesday, have school Thursday then they are off until the following Tuesday. It's always a nice way to ease ourselves back into school. This past week Mike and I have been implementing earlier bedtimes and doing whatever we can to get things back to our normal schedule. Summer has been so much fun and yes I will miss them when they are at school all day but I'm also really excited to get back into a more normal routine. I cannot believe we have a 4th grader and a 2nd grader! How did that happen?!?

Here they are last year one morning before school

I can already feel that shift in the air. The nights and mornings are getting cooler and it just feels like school is right around the corner! :) Ahhhh!!! FALL IS ALMOST HERE!!!!

Okay, back to school! Here we go....

Lucky for me, our school system provides all the kids school supplies so you won't see any of that here. They are provided in elementary school and then when the kids are in middle and high school we buy them. I've seen some of the lists people get and, woah, I am so happy I won't be getting one of those lists until Kamryn is in middle school. 

I get the kids new backpacks and lunch boxes every other year. 

This year I sprung for Pottery Barn backpacks and lunch boxes and I'm hopeful they will last longer. When Kamryn was in preschool I got her a backpack and lunch box from Pottery Barn and it is still in fabulous condition. It's just too small for what she needs now. 

Here is what Kam and Logan chose for this year. We had so much fun designing these and they were able to pick everything out from the backpack itself down to the font and color of their name. This just makes back to school seem that much more exciting! Because as you all know, it really is a bittersweet time of year. Anything we can do to make it a fun time, I am all for it!

Now you all know I am a huge fan of Old Navy. This year was one stop shopping for the Sasses. I got all the kids' clothes from there. Here are a few examples:

Kamryn is my dress girl. Actually, all my girls are. Nothing makes them more excited than a pretty dress. 

It would not be a back to school haul for Kamryn if we didn't get some cute dresses. This is one that we got (Pssst: It's only $15!!) and it's very versatile. She can wear it with booties and/or sneakers. We love that! And as the weather cools down we can throw a jean jacket over it and some leggings underneath. Nothing says a Sass girl like a dress, jean jacket and leggings! :) And of course a bow! But I don't know how many bows Kam is going to let me put into her hair this year....she is a big girl now...sigh.

Speaking of being a big girl. This year Kamryn really wanted some big girl denim so we grabbed these. Kam, just like her mama, loves a good distressed denim!

Those jeans will pair perfectly with this star print tunic. It is SO super soft! When Kamryn tried it on she could not stop talking about how soft it was!

Now for Logan I like to get him some new jeans and long sleeve tee's. Logan gets really hot this first month of school. As you all know the weather can still rise up into the 80's and this kid comes home day after day sweating. Luckily, he has plenty of short sleeve and shorts he can wear through September until the weather cools down and a lot of days he will wear a new long sleeve shirt with a pair of shorts we already have. Then when it cools down we bust out the jeans. I also plan on hitting up TJMAXX and Marshalls to get him some Under Armour stuff because Logan loves being comfy! But I'll do that in another month or so, he has plenty until then!

Logan LOVES animals but I am not really a huge fan of graphic tee's (just a personal preference) so I thought this one was a great compromise. He can still look put together without a giant bear on the front of his shirt. (PS- he did get one graphic tee with a giant bear on the front! LOL! Mama's gotta let him have his way every once in awhile...)

And then with his jeans I like to get him ones with an elastic waistband. 

For those of you who do not know, Logan gets some OT and PT at school to help his motor skills and one thing that has been difficult for him is zippering and buttoning his pants. He is making HUGE strides but this is one less thing to worry about for him (and me). His shirts are always longer than the waistband anyways, so you'd never know! And Old Navy has some great fashionable options with this little trick for both toddler boys and big boys!

Right now Old Navy is having an online 40% off sale so it's a great time to get your kids some great back to school stuff! (And maybe some stuff for you too...I don't judge!)

As for shoes, I always get Logan a new pair of sneakers. I learned the hard way for him it's better to pay more for his shoes and they last longer. He is SO hard on shoes so I always get him a pair of Nike's or Adidas or something like that. Last year his Nike's lasted him all year! Such a smart investment! For our girly girl, she likes more options so I spend less and she gets more. This year she got 2 new pair of booties, gym sneakers and casual sneakers. Kamryn is not nearly as hard as Logan is on shoes so these will last her all year long as well. We got all of her shoes at Target when they were having a buy one get one half off sale. So truthfully, I ended up spending about the same on both kids when it came to shoes.

I've linked everything I shared in this post to make shopping easier for you! 

I've got one more year with Kensington home with me and she'll be off to kinder next year and then the following year Tenley! Holy crap! It's hard to believe! Mike is worried about the cost when they are all in school! eeeeekkk! I just make sure to remind him what a great bargain shopper his wife is, and then he calms down!



Where are your go to places to shop for your kids? Let me know in the comments!