Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Everyone's growing up!


Yesterday was a big day for Mattie--she started preschool!!!
The day started out in the typical way:


She woke up quickly, though and was really ready to go! She was so excited, & so was I.
Here we are in front of the house on the way to the car:

And with Caroline showing off her 1st Day of School Show & Tell (her family crest):

And in front of the school:


Here she is with her friend, Lydia, who goes to the same school


And here she is in her classroom:

She did great! There were no tears (for her, at least!) when I dropped her off. She ran right in and had a fabulous time. They even made ice cream floats the first day. How cool is that?!? I did OK with her being gone all morning. Caroline asked for her a few times, but we passed the morning at the YMCA, so I think filling the empty space with other kids helped her a lot! She misses Mattie when she's away!

Benjamin is also growing like a weed! We took him to the doctor last week for his 2 month check-up, and he weighed 11 lbs, 11 oz and was 24 inches long--and that was a week ago already! He's BIG! He's growing out of his 3 month clothes already; I can't believe it! He's so precious. He smiles at us all the time and is doing a great job sleeping. We are soooo blessed to have such an easy-going baby.

Caroline is still doing great in gymnastics. She loves it. Her favorite is the balance beam, but Jim says she's best on the bar. He says she easily surpasses everyone else in that class. I'm excited to go watch her this week!

Mattie starts back to ballet this week and is also starting Cherub Choir (preschool choir) at church this Wednesday before AWANA. She's really excited. I think this is where she'll excel. She is very musical. It won't be long before she starts piano lessons . . .