the eve of pre-school

twas the night before pre-school, when all through the house
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

the backpack was packed by the door with care,
in hopes that the school bus would soon be there.

sophia was nestled all snug in her bed,
while visions of school books danced in her head.
and mama with her handkerchief had just settled her brain
to realize her baby girl is GOING TO PRE-SCHOOL!!!!!


back in the day (feels like yesterday, where did my baby go? seriously holding back tears over here) when she would let me pose her in pretty fall sweaters! Sophia at 8 months



now this is what i get....



and this...



(the above pictures were taken last thursday when we went for sophia's orientation. she got to meet her teachers ms. barbara and ms. linda and see her classroom)

she better pose for me tomorrow...in her new outfit!! thank you auntie sara for the early birthday present!! i am going to make sophia wear that vest every day of her life. (i found those cute ankle booties at walmart, holla!)



she is all set with her new lunch box and backpack!! the lunch box came all the way from europe! thank you grama and grampa! the backpack is from sophia's friend alex in calgary! he knows how much sophia loves strawberry shortcake :)



thumbs up for pre-school!!



too excited to sleeeeeeeeep!



pretending to sleep. she told me to make the picture dark and take a picture of her "sleeping". she is a very good actress. we had a lot of fun tonight before bed talking about the next day. we took a million silly pictures. we laughed so hard because every picture we took her eyes are ALWAYS closed. the only two where her eyes are open i posted.



yesterday i asked her what she would like as a special first day of pre school dinner. i told her she could choose anything she wanted. she replied that she would like "apples, chicken and peanut butter".


i love you sophia grace. tomorrow is a big day for both of us.
not gonna lie i am looking forward to the two hours of "me time" but at the same time it is really really hard letting you go. it means you are no longer in any way my little baby. that is hard for this momma to deal with. i have never left you somewhere other than a family members house. this is it. you are now in the world of learning to fend for yourself. momma won't be there to run to if you are nervous or scared or intimidated. there will be 17 other kids in your class. gulp. i hope you won't get lost in the shuffle. in groups you get so quiet. you tend to shy away and let other kids get their way. i want you to be brave and confident. i want your teachers and new friends to see what a sweet, creative, unique little girl you are! i know they will. how could they not. you are amazing. i am so blessed to be your momma!