Wordless Weekend: Just Chillin'

First Day of Kindergarten!

Oh, my baby girl. She started kindergarten today.  She was excited that her friend, Pearson, is in her class again.  They've been buddies for as long as I can remember.  Mia was happy to go to her new class, but she acted like she might get upset when Wesley and I started to leave.  That got to me, and I admit that I almost shed a couple of first day of school tears myself.  She and I stayed strong, though, and didn't cry.  She told me later that she had a good first day, but she couldn't remember much about it.  I guess the first day is usually a blur, anyway.  She already knows a few of the kids in her class, and I'm sure she'll make new friends quickly.  My girl isn't shy.  She will do great!  Last night I asked her the questionnaire that we also used last year.  Here are her responses:

My favorite color is:  purple
My favorite movie is:  The Little Mermaid
My favorite song is:  songs I make up
My favorite sport or activity is:  Ballet
My favorite book is:  Barbie books
My favorite TV show is:  Barbie: Life in the Dream House
My favorite food is:  cake and ice cream
My best friends are:  Pearson and Riley
My age:  5
Who my hero is and why:  Wonder Woman because she's a girl and has ropes.  I like ropes!
My favorite thing about myself:  I'm a nice person.
When I grow up, I want to be a:  chef

Kindergarten Starts Tomorrow!

Mia's first day of kindergarten is tomorrow!  To commemorate this event, I took Mia and Quinn to Founder's Park for a school photo shoot.  I borrowed an old school desk from my friend, Julie, and rounded up some props from around the house.  It was really fun, and Quinn was a little angel.  He sat in his stroller and watched us the whole time.  Mia wore my old glasses in a couple of the pictures.  I told her that she could eat the apple when we were finished, so she was happy with that!

Choo Choo Part II

More train pictures from Frisco...

Choo Choo

Quinn loves trains, so I'm using that as the theme of his birthday party in a few weeks.  It will be a couple of weeks after his birthday, but we're having it in our hometown.  That was the date that worked best with our work schedules.  Anyway, I wanted some pictures of Quinn with a train to sit out at the party.  There is a train museum up in Frisco that we went to check out.  Unfortunately, the museum isn't finished yet.  A helpful young man at the Frisco Heritage Museum told us they had a train outside that we could take pictures with, so we checked it out.  It worked out great!  It was terribly hot, so Q's little cheeks are red in a lot of the pictures.  He and Mia liked it, though.  Hopefully, we'll go back sometime when the train museum is finished.