Yesterday was my Lily's first day of first grade.  She was so very excited, and we were all prepared – having gathered all the needed supplies, picked out her outfit for the first day, and had even had a special blessing from her dad the night before.  I had made some special treats to celebrate school starting, one of which she took to her teacher on Monday at the open house.  (And no, I am not THAT creative – I got the idea off Family Fun's website)

Since we had been practicing getting ready to go by 7am this past week, yesterday morning went so smoothly.  She looked so cute in the outfit she picked out, and even had to model her backpack for me :).

Before we knew it, she was ready to catch the bus, and so we headed to the bus stop as a family.  (Kevin had permission to come in late so he could see her off.)  I think she was more excited about the bus than she was about school :).  It is also nice, because two neighbor boys ride the bus too, one of which is also a first grader.

Derek really enjoyed the trip to the bus stop as well, but was not happy he didn't get to board it.  It is a good thing Kevin was there to distract him :).

As soon as Lily was on the bus, the mother in me took over – I just could not send her to her first day that way – and so, I hopped in the van and met her at the school.  She didn't really need me, since she knew exactly where she was going, but I needed to be there.  She practically ran down the hall, and hardly noticed when we said good bye, she was so excited.

After school, she was just glowing with the great day she had.  All I could really get out of her was that she loved digging in the sand at recess and "made lots of friends."  I am so happy for her, even if it means my baby girl is growing up.