a post to remember when she's 20

Cheers to our sweet first grader!

But first:
the back to school Mama-Mia Date.
At Target, where else?

Dancing in the dressing room is fun.
Especially on a daughter date.

The girl knows she's got it!

To celebrate Back to School,
we had the neighbors over for donuts
in our driveway.
The kids raced to eat theirs off a string.

And some ate from the driveway floor.
That night, Mia got the royal treatment
for School Year's Eve.
Eating dinner on the red plate,
getting a Father's blessing,
a manicure from mama,
and a bubble bath in our jetted tub.

We popped party poppers before she went to bed.
Happy School Year's Eeeeeeve!

So guess who was more nervous that morning?
ME, I'm sure.
I mean, a whole day away?
Woah.
Mia picked out her own clothes
and did her own hair.
Like she does every other day.
I stepped down from that job,
like, 3 years ago.
Too much drama.

at the flagpole

Her first week has been going great.
I have loved all the details she has shared.
The bus ride, eating in the cafeteria,
saying 'hi' to the special boy at school in a wheelchair,
meeting new friends, sharing lunches,
emptying backpacks, and the first day butterflies.

You know what I'm excited for?
COOKIES!
I know you've all missed my cookie posts, hmmmm?
Afterschool bonding happens over cookies & milk.
It is just SO.
We all sat around the kitchen table,
dippin' and munchin',
and listened to Mia say,
"I love school. It is probably the best
thing that has ever happened to me."
I said, "You should write about it in your journal."
She said,
"Mom, I'll remember it even when I'm 20."
Love her.
I wrote it down in her journal.

So now we find ourselves savoring those
hours together even more.

Who recognizes this book?
It is so precious!
About the first day of school.

School days begin for one,
while still another waits.

our back to school brunch 2009

Wyatt is heading into his SENIOR year of preschool.
Yep, the big man on campus.
Read about his first year.
It was a big day for both of us!