Weekend recap....

Last Thursday, Matt's parents came into town to stay for a few days. They had been on a little vacation, and finished it off with a weekend in Des Moines. The kiddos always LOVE having them here!

On Friday, Matt took his dad and the kids to the state fair. Thankfully, Fran wasn't insisting that we go as well, so we had a fun girls day out. We went to lunch and spent the afternoon shopping. So fun!! Oh, and I totally scored!! I've been on the lookout for new stuff for the main level and our master bathroom (after the mirror debacle last week). I found 4 pictures for our bathroom (one of which may go into our bedroom) and some super cool stuff for our bookshelves in the living room! It was a productive day!!

Later that day, we had "meet the teacher" at school, and were able to tour Katherine's classroom and get her settled and comfortable in her new surroundings. Her classroom is really well set up, her teacher seems very energetic and engaged, and thankfully she already knows some of the kids in her class. However, after about 15 minutes in her classroom, she wanted to bolt... she couldn't wait to get back to her old room and see Mrs. Seybert. Oh, how she'll miss her. When she saw Katherine, she knelt down and gave her a big hug. There's just something about her.... She's so warm and nurturing. She genuinely loves the kids. She is passionate about education, and connects with the kids in a way that brings me to tears. Mrs. Seybert was the best Kindergarten teacher ever. She was everything I'd hoped Katherine's Kindergarten teacher would be -- and more. She was amazing! Somehow, I'm just not sure that her teacher this year will measure up, but after the experience last year, I'm not sure anyone could..... With that said, I have high hopes and even higher expectations.... Stay tuned!!

So tomorrow is the big day ... her first day of first grade. As always I have mixed emotions. I'm excited for all that she'll learn, the independence she'll gain, and the friends she'll make. With that said, I'm said that school is starting already. I wish I could keep her with me for a little longer. I want to be selfish. I want to keep my baby girl with me. There's so many things I still want to do, and I'm not ready to share her quite yet. Unfortunately, I can't make time stand still, and tomorrow her teacher will get to spend more time with her each day than I do..... UUUUUUGH. If I think about it too much, I'll go insane!

Tomorrow, I'll be taking tons of pictures and posting them later in the day. My baby girl is growing up and I'm NOT ready.....