First Day of First Grade

Gracie was up at 6am on her first day of first grade. She was so excited..she was dressed, and ready to go. I don't know how she managed to make it through the next 3 hours, but finally at 9am we headed to school. This year was a little different than kindergarten. This year I took her into the gym, found her class line, and it was time to go. I hadn't even met her teacher yet, but the principal told us it was time to go. So I gave her a kiss and we headed downstairs for the PTO breakfast. I didn't really even get a chance to be sad, which was good, I might have lost it! When I picked her up at the end of the day I finally got to meet her teacher (and Ms. Karcher is awesome!). And best of all Gracie was so excited, and couldn't wait to go back the next day. She had a bunch of friends in her class and she LOVES her teacher. I couldn't ask for more. After school I took Gracie to the Cupcakery in town and let her pick out a yummy treat (and an extra one for lunch). We let Charlie pick out one too! And they were YUMMY!

*****Beware...sappiness to follow***** I still find it so hard to believe that my firstborn is in "real" school now! It really feels like just yesterday I was telling Wade that after just 6 months of marriage, we were having a baby! And how that baby girl changed our lives, made us grow up, but also took us back to our childhood. The first baby is the hardest, neither one of us had a clue how to raise or take care of a baby. But we did our best, and loved her a lot, and so far she's turned out pretty good. Gracie has made us so proud in her short (almost) seven years. Her outgoing, zest for life, is contagious, and it's hard to ever be down when she's around. I am so excited at how much she's learning and I love watching her grow. I know God has such big plans for her life..how lucky I am to be here to watch them unfold. Happy FIRST day of school..here's to many more FIRSTS!!!