First Day of School!

Today was the first day of school for the girls. Okay, so "school" is actually Parents Morning Out, but the girls were still very excited! Ryan and I went last Thursday to meet their teachers while Lily went to dance class. Lily will be in Ms Mollett and Ms Amanda's class. Ms Mollett was her teacher for the second half of last year (she was moved up an age group at Christmas), and she loved her. She knows she will enjoy her time with Ms Mollett again. Mia will be with Ms Jodi and Ms Alieta, and I'm sure she'll love it.

Excited to start back to school!

Showing off their school bags. You're not seeing things...Lily was jumping up and down because she was so excited!

We started out the day a little earlier than we wanted this morning because Lily woke up after a nighttime potty accident. She and I got changed into something dry and then came out to the living room. We tried laying on the couch together for awhile, but by 7, Lily was wide awake. I decided to put on a cartoon so she would at least continue to lay there and maybe rest a little. After some Curious George, we got up to make breakfast. As a special treat, we made Banana Bread Muffins (mini-sized) together. Lily loves to cook, so this was a fun way to start a special day. While they cooked, Ryan and I got ready, and the timer beeped just as Mia woke up. We all enjoyed the muffins for breakfast, and then it was time to get the girls ready. They looked so cute! We took a few pictures before heading out. You can't see it in these pictures, but the girls both loved the new lunchboxes I bought them at the recent consignment sale (they were brand new!). Mia's is blue and has Cinderella on it while Lily's is pink with Aurora, Belle and Cinderella on it.

Ryan and I walked the girls into school today though usually we'll just go through the carpool line. We arrived at Mia's class first; she started to get a little nervous, and she became clingy with Ryan. At that moment, Mary Jane (the preschool director) walked by and said "Hi Lily! Do you want me to walk to class with you?" Lily said "Sure!" and took off. Glad we gave her hugs and kisses at home! Just then, Mia noticed one of the cool toys inside her classroom, so she started pointing to it. That made it easier to hand her off to the teacher. No tears from either girl! When we picked them up at 1:00, both girls were so happy, and it was easy to see they had great days. Lily was thrilled that her friend from last year, Sierra, was there again, and she kept telling us about the rainbow and clouds project she made. You could see Mia was worn out from a big day, but she smiled really big when we asked if she had a fun day. I love that the girls love going to school so much. I think it's going to be a great school year!