Elizabeth - January Pictures

Here are a few cute pictures of Elizabeth from January 

Visiting Dada in his "Cloffice" (Part master closet/ part office)

Trying out Mommy's Hair Towel

Best ride in town!

Elizabeth and her buddy, Shepherd

Too much adorableness! 

Outfit of her choosing!

Quality FaceTime with "Lei Lei" 

She couldn't find a chair, so she made her own with the basket under the table! Very smart!

INK museum

Today was the annual trek to the INK museum with the preschool. Since Elizabeth was in school, I was able to go and enjoy some time with Philip and his friends.

Lunch with Jackson

We all got to enjoy lunch with Jackson and his friends this week. Elizabeth, Philip and I joined Jackson on Friday and Wesley went today. 

I let Elizabeth and Philip buy lunch. It was fun to see Jackson show them how to go thru the line and make their selections, and it was fun to get a glimpse into what it will be like for Philip next year in Kindergarten. 

Philip, Elizabeth, Lane, and Jackson

Jackson, Lane, Ethan, and Wesley

Breakfast with Friends

When we decided to put Elizabeth in preschool on Tuesday and Thursday, I thought I would fill my "free time" with freelance marketing work, cleaning and laundry. Instead, I have been filling my schedule with breakfast dates with friends. It has been wonderful!

This morning, I had breakfast with Kate and Katey to celebrate Katey's birthday. I love spending time with my beautiful friends!

McDonalds with Ms. 'Trica

Jackson and Philip were both out of school for MLK day so we made plans to meet up with Mrs. Patricia at "our" McDonald's. It was a nice lunch and visit with a good friend. 

Community Helper Day

Today Fireman Philip and Doctor Elizabeth went to school for Community Helper day.

Great Pop Pop's 100th birthday celebration

Happy 100th birthday, Great Pop Pop! 

Philip, Elizabeth and I traveled to Nashville this weekend to celebrate Great Pop Pop's 100th birthday. Over 70 relatives were able to make it for the formal lunch party at Hillsboro and informal dinner at Betsy and Jim's. It was so nice to see aunts, uncles and cousins I hadn't seen in so long and celebrate 100 great years of our Pop Pop!

All 8 "kids" with Great Pop Pop
 Ric, Laura, Kathi, Alice, Jon, Fred, Frank, Todd

Philip

I love this face! 

Elizabeth goes to school!

As I thought about Elizabeth and school, my plan was to put her in preschool when Philip started Kindergarten. We were all set to begin the fall of 2015, but over the past several months,  I realized she needed more structure than I was giving her at home. An opening became available at Philip's preschool so I signed her up. This morning was her first day of real preschool.

She has loved going to "my skool"(Mother's Morning Out at the YMCA) and I know she will enjoy preschool at NL. Even so, her apprehension this morning when I dropped her off and my sadness of not having her at home with me has made me a little down.  I know when I see her smile at 1:00 I will be at ease, but right now, I am second guessing my decision. The only reassurance I have that I did the right thing is I am able to sit at the computer and work on my blog without having to worry about her.

Even though she was a little uneasy about going into her classroom, she knew what to do when I said 'Smile!"