The Lunch Sack

So I really loved Isabella's new backpack, but wished it had come with a matching lunch sack. So what did I do? I decided to make one! Here's how it turned out...not too bad if I do say so myself! ;)

The Backpack

This is what the lunch bag looked like before, except in pink.

My creation!

Together...

Not a perfect match, but pretty darn good if I do say so myself! ;)

1st Day of School!

Well today was the big day...the first day of big girl school!!! Isabella was very excited about starting kindergarten. I was excited and nervous at the same time. And I was in no way prepared for the wave of emotion that came over me! I figured Isabella was in Pre-K, I'll have no issues...this would be a piece of cake. WRONG! Let me start at the beginning...

We woke up and looked to see if the tooth fairy left any money. No, Isabella did not lose another tooth. Somebody (who's name shall not be mentioned) found Isabella's tooth the day before and said "Isabella I found your tooth!" Uhhh...the Tooth Fairy was supposed to have it, so there had to be a quick cover up. Apparently the Tooth Fairy dropped the tooth and so we put it back in the pillow for her to come get...and this time Isabella wrote her a note and asked her to please not lose her tooth again :/

After that she got dressed and ate breakfast. The menu was mini waffles and bacon. She watched some morning cartoons while she ate.

Then we got ready to go! She put on her new super cool backpack and striked a pose!

We got to the school and picture time began! I took a picture outside her classroom and then took a picture of everything that we had to do in the classroom. First, we had to put a star next to what she wanted for lunch. Then we had to hang up her backpack. After that we went to find a seat where there was a coloring sheet. This is when Isabella started to say when are you going to stop taking my picture?!

We made a little video for Daddy after all the pictures. Then as I'm watching another little girl cry for her parents not to go, I just keep hugging Isabella. Once...then twice...then three times.

She finally asks, "Why aren't you leaving?" (Can you believe that?!)

I said, "I don't know!"

She said, "Is it because you're nervous?"

I said, "Yeah..."

She said, "I know...it's ok."

Uh...hello?! I was supposed to comforting her, not the other way around!!! So then I got up and waved goodbye...and waved again. Then I just realized I looked ridiculous and I headed to the car. Darted to the car was more like it! I had to avoid all eye contact with any parental/child relationship walking past me. I could feel the tears ready to spill, but I was not going to let that happen...not in public anyway.

Needless to say, I was thrown off all day. How do I have a child in Kindergarten?! Both my mom and Desmond said, well you have Ava now. But Ava doesn't replace my little Isabella...she's a completely different person. I want both my babies to be babies!

After school we had dinner and headed to the ice cream shoppe (aka Braum's) and had our back to school celebratory ice cream cone. I started this last year after the 1st day of Pre-K and decided to make it a yearly tradition.

And that my friends was our 1st day of school!

Meet the Teacher

Isabella had Meet the Teacher last Thursday (8/20) to meet her new Kindergarten teacher! I can't believe my baby is about to go to "big girl" school! Where has the time gone!!! Here is a picture of her in her new classroom with her school supplies. She is so excited and proud.

Tomorrow is the big day....the first day of school! I'll be sure to post pictures.

Introducing...Private Isabella!

She cracks me up!!!!

Isabella's "Big Girl" Room

After transforming the extra bedroom into Ava's room, I felt like we needed to do something special to Isabella's room. It was time for a make over! Isabella's room was never really put together...it was kinda some of her baby stuff mixed in with a few new things here in there. So I asked Isabella what kind of room she wanted and she said a rainbow room. So she picked out a comforter set she liked (see below) and we went from there. I found some pink paint and painted one of the walls in her room (all of them would of been pink over kill!). It's starting to come together quite nicely. I'm painting some canvas wall letters to match her bedding. Isabella even painted a cross (which I sprayed with a glitter finish for her) that looks perfect! Seriously, it looks like we bought this thing and Isabella painted it all by herself! I'll post pictures when it's all done. Now Isabella will have a big girl room just in time to start big girl school!