Little Girl, Big Day

Dear Kenadie,
Today, me, Daddy and Berkley took you to your first day of school!  Thank goodness it was just 3 year old preschool, because this mommy of yours is soooooooo not ready for you to head off to "big school" just yet!  You were so excited, probably the MOST excited I have ever seen you be in your short little 3.10 years of life :)  You were plum giddy with excitement, and it was ever so cute!  I'm pretty sure you didn't notice my silent meltdown... I knew it was going to happen sometime, I just wasn't sure when!  Well, it hit me hard and kinda out of nowhere when I was fixing your hair to go, and you were looking all happy at yourself in the bathroom mirror with your sweet little apple dress on that Kay Kay and I made for you.  It was at the moment of putting your big red polka dotted bow in your hair, and it was when I said "Okay, look at Mommy so I can put your bow in your hair" that I silently lost it.  For a second, I felt like I was putting your graduation cap on!!!  Oh my!  I have no idea why my mind goes 15 some odd years down the road, but it does :(  It just hit me at that moment that I was getting my baby ready for school!  I thought my moment would come when I kissed you and told you bye for the first time, but no, it was all about the fixing of the hair!  Sniff, sniff...

Okay, so on to the part about you being so excited!  Before we loaded up, I had to take your picture, of course!  Did you expect anything different... probably not :)

  The entire car ride to school was filled with "let's remember to make good choices", "remember to obey our teacher the first time" and the likes there of :)  We are soon arriving at school, which is also where we go to church, and you are wanting to hold my hand :)

We love our sweet teacher, Mrs. Melanie!

  Even with your eyes closed, it's still cute :)

And off you go...

Okay, so now is the part where me, and your fan club wait for what seems to be forever to go back to get you!  We ran a couple of errands, gave Berkley her bottle etc.  I think I forgot to mention, but Daddy took off the whole day today, yeah, you are a pretty lucky little girl, who has one daddy that's crazy about her.  He didn't want to miss a thing :) and although I captured just about your every move in a photo, he insisted on not missing out :) 

 You with your sweet friend, Ally

and one with Mommy

When I asked you what your favorite things about school were, you had three: 1)You love Mrs. Melanie, 2) Playing on the playground, and 3) Getting your backpack!  You appeared to be in disbelief when I told you that you get to go back tomorrow :)  You have looked so forward to going to school!  I am so glad it has apparently lived up to your expectations :)  Now, if I can just get you to take off your beloved backpack to go to bed :)  I love you my sweet girl!  I love seeing you so happy--makes my heart melt :)