first week of school, complete!

First week of school was a success!
She looks a little disheveled and tired, but nonetheless, very happy.
This 'pencils' skirt was supposed to be worn on her first day, but we forgot!
And the boo beanie turtle was a first day gift, just because. She'd had her eye on 'Sandy' for a while.

Here's to many more weeks & months (& years!) of loving school.

grade 1!

Her first day of Grade 1 has arrived.

She chose her clothes, her hairstyle, right down to the exact height of the pigtails! She told me she was half excited, half nervous and half scared. I hadn't the heart to tell her three halves didn't make a whole! Well, the nerves sure didn't last long. The thrill of seeing her friends again took over and Phebe and I were lost in the dust!

My favourite part of the day was her running into my arms (at the end of the day), shouting "Mama Mama!", for a 5 minute hug, with her arms and legs wrapped around me. She told me: "I had an AWESOME day!"

Ahh, this Mama's heart is super happy. I couldn't possibly feel any more thankful than I do right now. Love that girl of mine.

her first grade 1 lunch

This is it.
Big school has arrived... way too fast, in my estimation.
Grade 1.
That's 6.5 hours a day, 5 days a week.

I'm gonna miss her so. But my oh my, is she ever excited. She's talking a mile a minute this evening.