First day of Kindergarten!

First day roundup:

1) She got a "sharing sticker" from Mrs. Kay for being a good sharer.
2) She tried (and loved) Breakfast Pizza for the first time.
3) She declared my carefully selected snack containers were "just impossible" to open.

All of a sudden she's talking like a teenager. I can't imagine what's coming next!

Without ends......

There would be no beginnings.. As I get Sydney ready for her first day of kindergarten, I'm also getting ready for her last day of day care.  I made cupcakes to send with her but it just doesn't seem like enough.   We've been so lucky to have care for her that really HAS been a 2nd home.

I'll always remember the day we met Suzanne. She opened her door and squealed with delight and asked, "Can I hold her?"  and just like that I knew this was someone who'd absolutely love my pumpkin just as she loved her own children. Suzanne is different than most daycare providers. While yes, she got into it in order to stay home with her own children, her own kids are long in school themselves, and she really does continue to do it because she loves the kids.

As Sydney is leaving, a new baby is starting. Baby Michael. As I talked to Baby Michael's mom this afternoon, she teared up and said, "How am I supposed to do this every day? How am I supposed to pack him up and leave him?"  I remember that feeling.. I remember it so well.. And yet somehow here we are - starting school.. It's been forever, but it's also been a blink of an eye. 

I'm lucky in that Daniel will stay with Suzanne for another 2 years. So we dont have to leave her altogether yet. I guess I just need to put out there in the universe how lucky I feel to have found her - that she's been the extension of our family for these past 4 years. I simply can't thank her enough..

Funny Daniel Story

We were riding down the highway and Celine Dion's version of God Bless America came on my ipod, and somehow both kids seemed to already know the words. I knew Sydney might have heard it at preschool, but had no idea Daniel had ever heard it before. So they were singing at the top of their lungs, and I was getting teary over it and all of a sudden, right at the end of a line, Daniel chimes in "And break it down"..

I about laughed until I cried. I've got patriotic DJ Lance in my back seat all of a sudden..

I love Daniel's newfound enthusiasm for singing. Maybe one day we'll see him on a stage. He's definitely got the projection gene :)

The tooth fairy comes tonight.....

So today we have a huge milestone - Sydney's first lost tooth! We've got the tooth in a special bag all ready for the tooth fairy :)

busy week

So it's been a busy few weeks with us. Our PC died and we had to get a new one plus we got new phones, then I spent the last week on a fun trip to Asheville, NC for work..   I've been playing with my new iphone quite a bit and got some great shots in the gardens of the Biltmore.  So here they are..I'm thinking I may choose one or two and frame them for my office :)

Last day of preschool

This is late, but last week was the last day of preschool at the Mulford school. They had a moon bounce, a candy hunt and pony rides... Sydney was beside herself with anticipation, and mom was a tad jealous cause dad went to help out...

Next stop, kindergarten!!

Happy Fathers Day!