Preschool Parade

Lucy got to wear her costume to school today. The kids all dressed up and had a little parade. I took a nap while dad took Lu to school so I didn't get to see the parade, but I bet it was pretty darn cute. Here are some pictures of her before she left. If you can't tell, she's a butterfly fairy (wand missing in these pics). More pics of Halloween fun and sir William to come....

I told you!

And I quote my sister's last comment, "I don't want to hear ANYTHING about you having a bad childhood picture. Shall we whip up the old photos and compare?" In answer to the question, yes we should compare, I think I've got you on this one. Really! I mean really! Check out that hair- classic, uneven bangs and all! Stacie, were you responsible for this haircut?

And here's Miss Lucy's first school picture. You can tell we're from the Northwest. She was the only girl in her class not wearing a dress (quite disappointing for her) and to add to that, the jeans she wore had a hole in them- oh well.

Picture Day

So, today was picture day. I decided to snap one of my own too just in case her turns out, well, goofy. Actually, part of me hopes it turns out goofy so she can look back at it at laugh. An awkward smile would be fine, eyes closed works, or the totally fake smile. Really, I don't care, if it turns out cute I'll be happy too. With each of these events I have a flashback to my "firsts". I'll try to search for my preschool pic and if I'm lucky I'll post it too. Most of my elementary school pics were pretty awkward and I always think, "I can't believe my mom dressed me in that for picture day.", I wonder if Lucy's going to look back and think, "why do I have yellow flowers in my hair? What's with that shirt? What was she thinking". Oh well, I think she's pretty cute!

My preschooler

Yes, it's true, Lucy is in school. Lucy has been dreaming of going to schools for as long as she has been dreaming. This little extrovert of mine loves kids and making friends- she loves school! She has been going for a few weeks, but I've just been behind. In fact, we were gone for Lucy's first week of school so I didn't get to take the official "1st day of school" pics. We went to orientation a month or so ago and the teacher said, "the goal is that your child will eventually walk to the door all by him/herself, but it might not happen until the end of the year, and that's fine." So, who do you think makes up her mind that she wants to go in all by herself? Yes, miss little independent. She takes such pride as she walks in. She gives me a wave and hands her teacher whatever paper I've asked her to (quite responsible) and off she goes to sign in and hang up her bag. Yes, I'll admit, after she walks in it hasn't been beyond me to sneak in to make sure she gets to her classroom ok and to peak in at her. I also can admit that it might have been a little nice if there was some hesitation in walking in by herself or being away from me. But really, I'm so excited for her and love hearing her stories about what happens at school, giving her an after school snack, and talking to her about her new friends. A new chapter for Lucy Lu.