And so it begins...

There's no turning back, we have officially entered the school years. Rachel had her first day of preschool today and she loved it. She goes Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-2:00. She goes to school with two other friends from church, Peyton and Mason. It was Peyton's birthday today and she was so excited about being able to celebrate his birthday at school. She came home and told me she held Peyton's hand ALL day long. I doubt she actually did... :)

Rachel came home telling me all kinds of things about school. She named quite a few new friends. They went to P.E. today and she said the funniest thing about the day was when the P.E. teacher told them they couldn't climb in the trash can. I guess they've had problems with this in the past??? Rachel also informed me that they have a "petite" toilet to use at school... Just so you know, she prefers to be referred to as petite rather than small, because she is a big girl! And I guess it's polite to refer to the toilet as petite as well...

When I walked Rachel in this morning she just marched right into the classroom and didn't even turn back to say good-bye. I was so glad she was so happy and ready to go! I was one of those little girls who absolutely LOVED school. I hope Rachel is able to gain and keep that same love. So far so good, she was quite disappointed this afternoon when I told her there's no school tomorrow.

Here are a few pictures of Rachel:

I enjoyed running some errands with only one little one today. Audrey was a bit upset that Rachel was not with us today. She cried in the car for awhile, but once we went to the mall play place, she was just fine. After running errands we were headed home and she kept on saying "Rachel, come here". She'll adjust! Audrey did enjoy some one-on-one time with me today as well. We are so excited for Rachel and what this school year has to bring. Rachel and I did the math last night, and she only has about 18 years of school ahead of her... :)

P.S. If you haven't noticed, Rachel is going through a phase right now of smiling without showing her teeth. I need to discuss this habit with her Uncle Steve...