First Day at MRH ECC

When we made the decision last spring to end our time at the Children's Hospital Child Development Center and move Lila to MRH ECC, I was beyond excited. As the date approached, I was still excited, but I started to get nervous. I am a creature of habit and although I really do embrace change, it takes me a minute to get used to the idea. 

Thankfully, my little girl does not take after me in this respect. She was excited with a capital EX for her very first day at MRH ECC.  

To commemorate the momentous change, I handed her the Pottery Barn Kids catalog about a month ago and told her she could pick any backpack she wanted. She picked the purple and turquoise one that had unicorns on it. Y'all know I tried to talk her out of it. But she was having no part of that. So purple unicorns we have (sorry you can't get the full effect - my camera was on b/w and I didn't know it. Of course).

I really wanted to get one of those ever so cute smocked dresses with school supplies stitched in the collar for her first day. But they have to wear closed toe shoes, so I figured that wasn't the best attire since sandals were out of the question. And she probably wouldn't have worn it any way. She gives me a run for my money in the clothes department these days.

So she wore this sweet pink dress and the necklace that I let her pick out the day before on her "special day before preschool." I put a white bow in her hair, but she promptly took it out and went and got this pink one, stating that "it needs to match, Mom." Fitting that this is the bow that was attached to her headband when she came home from the hospital.

Nate was very proud of his little sister. They have figured out that they will never be in the same school building together since they are 5 years apart and this makes them sad. This fact makes Scott & I a little sad too until we remember that this means they also won't be in college together. Then we're ever so thankful.

I promise these pictures took 20 minutes and 1,034 threats to stop picking at each other. Sigh. They're worth it.

Lila had a fabulous first day! And she's very excited to go back tomorrow. I'm so glad she loves it. As my Nana used to say, it must be because of all that worrying I did:)