Maybe it is the former school teacher in me, but I LIVE for first day of school pictures.
They are so fun, the kids are excited. I am excited.
The new year is full of promise!
I love to look back at the year before and think how grown up they looked to me then, and how little they look to me now.
C was the only one off today, Beauty doesn’t start Kindergarten till Friday.
I was proud of how independent he seemed, excited but not scared of what was waiting for him in 2nd Grade.
Handsome isn’t he?
He says I am his Valentine and that Daddy has to share me.
Soon enough there will be other Valentines, but for now it is just me……
We were all watching tv together after eating my huge birthday dinner plus chocolate cake.
Beauty, who was sitting propped up in between us had fallen asleep on the couch just like this……..
She looked so sweet with her head in her hands, totally determined to stay awake.
I spent some time this morning at Beauty’s preschool.
She works so hard and I am proud of the progress she is making.
As I watched her I noticed something… all her work, pictures and paintings are done in just one color—hot pink.
She is a girl who knows what she likes, that is for sure.
I know it is only January , but enough with the cold already.
My kids are dying for some outdoor activity.
We tried going out this afternoon, but quickly changed our minds.
I need the fresh air for my sanity, so do my kids.
But when it is so cold the fresh air actually makes you gasp, that is no good either.
Beauty’s adopted a Punky Brewster/ Blossom style of 80′s dressing.
Every outfit consists of three layers: a top, a ruffled skirt and leggings.
There is only one color in Beauty’s world and it is Pink Hot!
I am dying to make her on of those She’s Out of Control (that late 80′s movie with Tony Danza as the dad) skirts…. the one where you cut off the legs to your jeans and sew layers of ruffles to the bottom to make a skirt.
Totally awesome 80′s chic, I had one my mom made from white jeans, I loved that thing.
My son has reached that phase that all boys get to…the one where they are never full.
I am amazed at how much he eats, all day every day now.
I find wrappers and empty boxes all over the place and can follow them like a trail to wherever he is.
We went through 4 …yes 4 bunches of bananas this week!
While he was eating his dad’s Saturday morning pancakes, something caught my eye…..
His pjs, oh my they are now capri pants! No man should ever wear capri pants (or jean shorts) in my opinion.
I am glad we were home, I would die if anyone else saw this!
But I guess the mystery was solved, he must have grown like 2 inches lately!
That’s why he needed all that food, he was busy growing at night in his pj’s.
I love the band aids, perfectly imperfect!
