Today marked the first day of Kindergarten for my oldest baby.  And you know what?  It was a GREAT day!  We were all so excited to see her take this step…she is just SO ready, I think!  I remember walking her into the YMCA for her first day of Parent’s Morning Out when she was 17 months old…and never thought I would feel this way about her going to “real” school.  I figured I would be a blubbering mess, but it has actually been the exact opposite.  For so long I thought I could give her everything she needed…that I was born to be a mom and that I had found my calling.  Well…hey…I mean…I know I was meant to be a mom and don’t get me wrong…it’s my life’s greatest blessing by FAR…but I’ve definitely been kicked down a few notches in the “I got this” department.  School gives her so many things that I simply can’t and I am SO grateful for a sweet little school to walk her to for the next 5 years.  She’s still a stone’s throw away from me and I am so excited to watch her thrive.

On another note, these photos stopped me in my tracks today.  I look at this child in great detail every living day, but in some frames I can really see the girl she is morphing into before our eyes.  Now THAT gets me misty eyed.  I am just so proud to be her mama <3.

Oh!  Extra photos because she was reunited with her bestie after what feels like a whole summer apart between vacations and such…they’ve been together for 3 years in school and are separated this year.  Fortunately Cami knows how to literally climb over her fence to get to her for after school playdates.  Love these little people so much.