Elli's Thanksgiving Play

Seriously, how cute is this?

Girl is singing up a storm!

Elli's BFFs

My little pilgrim girl

Hi Mom 

Super Cute Art Work

Just wanted to share this super cute stuff they are doing in school.

Self Portraits by Elli and Jackson

School Time

Elli started her last year of preschool. Can you believe it? I certainly can't.  My little girl is so close to starting elementary school.  This year Elli will go to school from 9-12 five days a week. She is so excited about it.  She is really learning a lot with a focus on getting ready for Kindergarten. I am very excited to see what the year brings!  She has only been one week and has already talked about letter sounds, brought home a weekly reader, and done some awesome crafts.

Even more shocking?!? Jackson is starting preschool. This is a milestone for me - I am not the mom of two preschoolers. Not gonna lie - it makes me feel old.  To see Jackson walking in with his little book bag, it almost breaks my heart. Don't get me wrong, I"m looking forward to those two mornings a week when I can clean my house or grocery shop in peace. But to know that he is "big" enough to go to preschool, well, I can't believe it. He is LOVING it there because there is a plethora of "big trucks" to play with.

PS - note that it was so hectic getting ready for school I put the wrong year on Jackson's sign. Hahaha!

These two kiddos - they run me ragged but they make my heart smile.

Thanksgiving Play -My Cute Little Turkey

 Love this girl!  She did great and had so much fun with her buddies on stage.

Found It and Field Trip

Found my camera - Yay!

Here are some pictures from Elli's first field trip. We went to the pumpkin patch and got ice cream at Cow Cafe. It feels funny to be on the opposite side (ie not the teacher) of a field trip.  But I enjoyed not being the stressed out one counting all the time.

My sweet Elli. 

Few More First Day Pics!

Here are a few more first day pictures of Elli!

come on how cute is that? I love her!

Preschool!

And...we're back.  It is time for the 3 year old class.  Love it!  Elli likes her class and new friends (and old friends) so far.  We are working on getting into a groove and I've enjoyed spending some one on one time with Jackson.  More pictures to come but my camera battery is out.  Grandma Waller - thank you for the cute first day outfit (I'll post a pic where you can see it later!)

And just for comparison purposes...here is last year!

My First Parent/Teacher Conference

I had my first parent/teacher conference this week as the parent instead of the teacher.  Elli got good reports from her wonderful preschool teacher!  We love preschool and are so pleased with the program.  Elli may try to be a teacher herself since the only negative we received is that Elli can sometimes try to take on the role of the teacher.  (Hmm...I wonder where she gets that bossiness from?!?!)  I was proud of her report so I decided to give her a bit of ice cream with sprinkles to celebrate.

So proud of you Elli!!