First day of kindergarten

Although she has been in a "school" since she was 12 weeks old, I still found myself crying when I dropped Grace off for her first day of kindergarten. We took Adam to school, then went to Chick-Fil-A for breakfast. While eating she asked me if I was going to cry "happy tears" when I took her to school. I said "of course I will, you're growing up". After that we came home to gather her things and take pictures. It's her friend Reagan's first day at private school, so she came over to say hello. Then Grace and I walked to class. She chattered all the way there. Of course I was thinking about how fast time has passed since she was born. She was the first one there in her class and was ready to go. Her teacher, Mrs. Tyson, happily posed for a picture before she led Grace into the next phase of her life.

Grace's Graduation

Hard to believe but our little girl is growing up. Friday night, Grace "graduated" from preschool. The evening started with a musical of sorts. Her entire class sang a few songs before taking a break to allow the kids, who will start kindergarten, a chance to change into their caps and gowns. They looked so cute!

Grace led the class in one of their songs - check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZDfNzt60ag

Girl's Day

This past Saturday, Grace and I began what I hope will become an annual back to school tradition - Girl's Day. We got manicures, went shopping for clothes and picked up dinner. Of course her attention span was more focused on when we were heading to the next activity but she seemed to enjoy it. My favorite quote of hers during her first ever manicure was "this is taking forever". I explained to her that one day, she would want it to take forever so she can escape from the world. She gave me a perplexed look - someday she will understand that statement LOL!!