Leaving the nest..well for 3 hours a day

My first baby girl is headed to Kindergarten in two short days and she's so unbelievably ready but I'm still not. I get choked up when I go to Walmart and walk by school supplies or when I even think of dropping her off that first day. Jason told me the other day, "She is going to school, you have to take her school, we are not homeschooling" and "This is not like when you didn't want her in daycare, she has to go" I know, I know. And although I've thought seriously about homeschooling, it's probably not the best option for our family and I want her to have that experience right now. Yes, there are days that I think it's great someone else will have to answer her incessant questions for 3 hours 5 days a week but most of me is sad that this phase of her childhood is over. I've had 5 years of being with her almost every day. There will be other influences on her, positive and negative. That someone will hurt her feelings and I won't be there to fix it. I remember bringing her home and being so scared of this little person I was responsible for, her crazy crying spells those first few months, going back to work for one whole day before we knew that me being home was the best thing ever. Lily is so used to be the leader, I think it will be a great experience for her to not be the boss all the time. Lily is my one who questions everything, challenges my answers, is in timeout frequently but she's also so thoughtful, will get her sisters drinks/snacks before she gets her own, will clean up a room for me just because, super smart, makes cards for random people she just met, asks our neighbors if she can have dinner with them or run to home depot if that's where they're headed. Plain and simple, she's our Lily.

What Lily will learn in Kindy...

We pass Lily's school everyday on the way home from the gym and of course, then have to talk about it. Today, it was...
Lily, "Mommy, know what I'm going to learn in Kindergarten?"
Me, "What are you going to learn?"
Lily, "I'm going to learn how to read, how to do instruments and how to be on a stage"
Me, "Who told you that you're going to learn to be on a stage?"
Lily, "Mrs. White" Mrs. White is her Kindy teacher who she has maybe said 10 words to so far.
Me, "Are you sure that's what Mrs. White said?"
Lily, "Yep"

Harper's just nuts...

Gave Harper a cup with some grapes in it for snack, thought she was done but then I found her putting grapes in shoes and then using the shoe to dump the grape in her mouth. Not even her shoes, just gross.

What Daddy should pray for...

Lots to blog about but Haley's been sick, settling in from our trip,etc. so that will have to wait but this morning Jason was getting ready to go to church, then come home to take Lily & Lacy to the beach while I stayed home with the little ones.

Lily, "Where's Daddy going?"
Me, "Church"
Lily, "So he can pray to God to thank him for the beach"
Me, "Something like that"

What would happen?

From Lacy, "What would happen if a dinosaur ate Haley & Daddy?"
Me, "I don't know, what do you think would happen?"
Lacy, "The dinosaur would probably have a bellyache"

I do not like...

From Lily:
"I really do not like having so many boogers in my nose"

Happy Hearted Lacy

It occurred to me today especially that my sweet Lacy is not a complainer and it again makes me grateful that all our girls are so very different. I love that she just eats what is on her plate, usually asks for more, loves fruit and some vegetables. Love that she gets so excited when we buy her any little thing. Love that she wears her underwear backwards most days and sometimes her flip flops on the wrong feet, if you tell her about it, she'll just say, "But Mommy, they feel good" Love that she wanted to buy a stuffed baby giraffe for Jason but now carries it around everywhere and sleeps with it.