Back to school, back to school.

Today was Anna-Kate's 1st day of 4 year old preschool! For weeks she has been saying she doesn't want to go to school and that she would "only go 3 days". However, on the way to school today she said she was excited and happy about going to school and she wanted to go every day, forever. Upon pickup, we were back to only 3 days (she's an indecisive one. That, evidently, is a trait that skips generations).

Anyway. She was all smiles before we left for school:



I absolutely was laughing out loud. Can you see Ryan, peeking through the window, trying desperately to be in the picture? Ha! She told him since he wasn't going to school today he didn't get his picture in front of the house.



With her teacher, Ms. Mandy. She was, ummm, hesitant to be left. Sigh. (Notice the red eye brows? Tell-tale sign she's trying hard not to cry). She rallied.



For a special, "yay, school is fun and it's the first day of school" surprise, we went to Chick-fil-a for lunch. We had 3 moms and 8 kids 4 and under-ha!
Adam (4), Anna-Kate (4), Annie (3), Ryan and Lydia will go to MMO after Labor Day. This picture makes me laugh because they are all half-heartedly (at best) saying "cheese" because I told them they couldn't eat their icecream until they did-ha! Ryan was pretty set on continuing to eat, so his cheese is quite loud and emphatic! :)





In conclusion of her day she said, "I don't beary much like having jobs, (ie, line leader, weather girl, snack helper etc) I think I will just like to be on vacation always."

Me too.