On my son's first day of kindergarten, I held his hand and walked him down the sidewalk toward his new principal.
I didn't even get to say good-bye. He was off like a shot on his big new adventure and didn't even turn around to wave as he ran away from me.
Fast forward five years, and I still didn't get to say good-bye as my 10 year old young man ran ahead of me down the sidewalk.
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He wasn't excited. He was late for the bus.
This week, children across Bucks County head back to school, clutching doodle-free notebooks and freshly sharpened pencils.
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Whether they happily posed for first-day-of-school portraits or whether you had to bribe them for one snapshot, we've all got back to school pics. So upload them here - we want to see them!
And if you're really brave, share a back to school photo of yourself, too.
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