the first day of 1st and 4th grade was a success!
the girls woke up to a little morning first day celebration.
and then they were very patient while i took some pictures
and i fell in love with them all over again in this dreamy light
miss gracie wore a shirt from the nordy's sale, tractor shorts and purple converse
and how cool are her shoes? i want a pair. unfortunately she picked a scab right after she put her shoes on. we had a little blood to deal with. she was freaked out that it might get on her new shoes.
she was so cheerful and independent this morning. it was a little bittersweet. and i was very thankful that they were so excited to take pictures. i think it was the sign. she was so excited about it that she wants to save it for her scrapbook.
once home, she reported having a great day. her cheers at dinner time was to a great first day of school. she, DID NOT, however want me going through her back pack. she emptied it out on her own. cleaned out her lunch bag and gave me the papers i needed. i don't know how long that will last, but i sure liked it!
this one woke up first this morning.
she came out of her room dressed and went downstairs to look for me-i was drying my hair-when she saw me she said that she saw the decorations downstairs already, but she could pretend to be surprised when we went back downstairs. ha! i assured her it wasn't that serious. i think she had flashbacks to the christmas morning the flip recorder wasn't on...
anyway, she was so excited this morning that she was practically bouncing off the walls. miss annie chose to wear a cute little plaid number from crazy 8 complete with a matching headband. she had matching clogs but they are still a little big. sadly, the cute pair of shoes from nordy's that she decided to wear turned out to be not very comfortable. grrreeeeaaaat. that's money well spent.
3 things about that picture 1. there's that dreamy light again 2. when i see that sweet, happy scrunch face i want to cry 3. what are we going to do when annie stops wearing headbands?
when annie got home, she reported having a great day, loving her teacher and making a new friend (her locker partner). success!
this one was really giving me a some nice smiles today.
the bus was a little wonky. it came from the other way and the kdis all scrambled to get to the other side of the road so all i got was this.
they had a great afternoon and evening playing with friends, going on a little bike ride (annie is finally motivated to ride her bike and realizes she's the only six year old in the world who still rides with training wheels), a nice dinner with mommy (that i have to report with joy...EVERYONE ate and i didn't cook anything extra...unabashed bragging here...my girls asked for seconds of broccoli. BROCCOLI.) one 1/2 hour show and then reading before bed.
happy new school year!
