Grins, Giggles & Chaos!

{ Note: I am a little behind on this post} Friday before last, Rylee got an award at school. She received the PROUD PANTHER award and I was SUPER proud of her.                                                     My Proud Panther                                Rylee & Mrs. Ragland  It was the cutest thing....I said, " Rylee, mommy is so proud of you!"  Her response: "I am pretty proud of me too!" ha! Love it! 

Today is Rylee's first day of kindergarten! She was SO excited this morning. In fact, she actually woke up when her alarm went off this morning {I WAS SHOCKED}. I was lying in bed watching the news and she came running down the hallway and into our room with the biggest smile on her face. She was ready to go. Here are a few pictures before school & a little video I put together. Enjoy! Until next time . . . .xoxo

Today, I hosted a "Rylee's going to kindergarten" playgroup, complete with a yummy Rick's cake. It was the CUTEST thing ever! All her little friends came over to play and wish her a great school year. :-) After playgroup, I took her for a pre-kindergarten mani/pedi. We had so much fun. We went to a new place in Fayetteville and they had kid spa chairs. SO ADORABLE! Rylee's legs are not long enough for the regular spa chairs so they usually end up giving her a pedi in the old school foot tub - remember those? ;-) We ended the day before kindergarten with a yummy sno-cone. It was a great day! Now, about momma . . . . I don't think I will sleep a wink tonight. My stomach is in knots as I type. YIKES!! Maybe I should go open a bottle of wine - it's gonna be a long night. HA! Playgroup! Isn't this the cutest cake? {it was yummy too} mani/pedi time! mani/pedi & a movie!                   ...

Tonight was "Meet The Teacher' at Rylee's school. She was so happy to go, but when we got there, she seemed a little overwhelmed. She kept asking all the usual questions, "What if I can't find my classroom?, What if the kids don't like me? and What if I get lost?" Poor girl, I had to reassure her that she would be fine & the teachers are there to help. Her kindergarten teacher will be Mrs. Ragland - she has been at the school for 5 years. I've heard chit chat about how strict she is so we will see how the school year goes. ;-) I did join the PTO. Crazy it's called PTO here. The schools I went to, it was called the PTA. Whatever . . . I joined & I am proud. I also signed up to be room mom. Why I did that I don't know. HA! Yes, I do know. . . . I just figured if I was room mom, Rylee would have a great Christmas & Valentines Party. {silly, I know} Overall, the meet-the-teacher night went well. I'm still sad my baby girl is going...