I Knew This Day Would Come!

Yesterday in the mail, we received a letter. I knew exactly what it was when I saw the envelope peeking out of a group of bills. I couldn't wait to open it and tore open the envelope as I walked back up to the door of our house. Tossing the envelope to the floor, I hurriedly scanned the greeting and panned down to the information I so longed to know, Emma-Caroline's first day of school.
For those of you with children attending Knox County Schools, you know that the regular school start date does not apply to kindergartners because they are staggered the first two weeks. So we found out in the long awaited letter that Emma-Caroline will start school on August 18th. As much as I wanted to know this date, I didn't want to know this date. I knew this day would come, the day my first born child would start kindergarten. And with all milestones that your child goes through, it is always bitter-sweet. I am so excited for her and all the things she is going to learn this year as well as the many friends she is going to meet and the wonderful events she is going to experience. But it also makes me sentimental for the little baby girl she no longer is. Ultimately, I am very OK with it all. I know Emma-Caroline will always be my "baby" and I look forward to experiencing with her the many grand adventures kindergarten will bring.

Kindergarten Here We Come!

This week we went to Kindergarten Round Up at the school Emma-Caroline will be attending next year. We loved the school principal, Mrs. Dunlap, and all of the Kindergarten teachers! They were all so welcoming and Emma-Caroline will be very lucky to have any one of the Kindergarten Teachers at her new school. We were also very excited to know that some of Emma-Caroline's friends will also be attending the same school! There are two little friends named Andie that will be in the Kindergarten class of 2010-2011, one from our church and one from preschool. We have our fingers crossed that perhaps EC will be in the same classroom with one of these two special friends, but if not, it's neat that they will be a part of the same Kindergarten class. Emma-Caroline can't wait to start Kindergarten and asks now every morning if this is the day she will go to her new school. She's ready, but I'm not! It will be here before we both know it, so we're going to enjoy our upcoming summer vacation and then hopefully we'll both be ready for Kindergarten!

Posing with the girls. Daisy is already in 1st grade and Andie will be in the

same Kindergarten as EC. Yeah!
Posing in the Gym! I have to say I think these girls are the BEST!

Andie and Emma-Caroline with Arthur. They were laughing because Arthur's pants fell down. Poor guy needs some new pants. At least he has on long-Johns!