just a glimpse...

of how much sophia might like going to "mother's day out" or "children's day" as it is called at the church she will be attending...

the girl went many times to this toddler time at the library last school year and sat in my lap the entire time...every time.  today was the first time to go back, and she couldn't wait to sing and dance!  she played w/ her friends and other children she didn't know.  it was such a delight to see!!!

after toddler time she was excited to color.  this girl LOVES to color...on paper, herself, furniture :/  i had a proud mama moment when she pointed to the number on the page and said, "two!" and pointed to her blue colored cats and said, "blue!"

later she told her grandma all about her new purple shoes...i didn't even know she knew the color purple!

she calls grandma, "mom".  which i find cute and is alright w/ me since she calls me "mama" ;)

it's so nice to realize your little ones do listen to you and learn, too!  it makes me excited to see how much her brain is going to grow this year!  and i'm having better feelings about leaving her on the first day.  she is going to see her friend "agigail" (abigail) and sing and dance until i come back for her :)

i now must prepare for the many SURPRISES i have in-store for our girl isabella whose 5th BIRTHDAY is tomorrooooooooowww!

day two of kindergarten...

and the energy level is a little less this evening (for everyone) ;)  isabella had another fun day at school...her favorite part is RECESS!  lol!

my favorite parts...

*being able just to drive up to the school and someone opens the door for her while she jumps out

*reading books one-on-one w/ sophia

*making myself wake up so much earlier and actually doing it!

*the open communication w/ her teacher via email and flash updates

*isabella's eagerness to go :)

*knowing she is getting an education that i couldn't give her at home!

i know sophia and even our dog mucho misses our big girl.  i actually caught sophia pretending to talk w/ her today.  and mucho, well, this says it all...

next week it's sophia's turn!  she'll be attending "mother's day out" twice a week for the first time.  just what will i do w/ the time?  ooohhhh, i find it pretty funny when people ask me this.  i'll be doing pretty much the same thing but w/o a little one following my every move!  actually, i am very much looking forward to playing tennis again once a week!  i'll keep you posted on what my knees (arms, neck...whole body) have to say about that!  lol

a back-to-school...

back-to-blogging post.  hello friends!  today was the day.  our oldest daughter started kindergarten!!!  it's a day that much excitement, anxiety, curiosity and bittersweetness has consumed my mind.  thankfully isabella has been blessed w/ an awesome teacher who has put me at ease.  well, somewhat...i seemed to have a slight panic attack after coming home from "meet the teacher" night, lol.  but really, isabella has been so excited as we've been counting down, picking out her "first day" outfit and making her lunch requests :)

lol, yes, she actually wants to be a fairy!

we've been preparing for these early mornings for a week now...i'm exhausted and feel my immune system hurting!  mama needs a vitamin!  i fully expected for isabella to be a tired mess when picking her up, but as always she surprised me.  she was excited after her day, eager to play at home and pretty giddy when going to bed tonight (or maybe it was a delirious state, lol).  we shall see how the week goes!

taking her to school and leaving her there for about 7 hours, reminded me that it has begun.  God's plan for giving us these precious beings to love, cherish and raise to go out in the world...

LOVE + FAITH + PRAYER = THE BEST WE CAN DO!

*GO PARENTS!  GO TEACHERS!*

**SpIrIt SpRiNkLeS**

yes, i just did that...we all need encouragement through these big changes!  which reminds me...THANK YOU TO ALL MY LOVELY FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT CALLED AND MESSAGED TO SEE HOW ISABELLA AND MAMA WERE DOING :)