Kindergarten

My baby starts Kindergarten tomorrow. She is so excited! Since 5:00 this morning she has been saying things like, "I can't wait to go to school tomorrow!" and "Tomorrow is my lucky day!" and "I get to go to Kindergarten tomorrow!" and "School starts tomorrow!" and "I am so excited to start Kindergarten!" And then there is the song and dance she created to go with the display outside of her classroom....Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Who's in Mrs. Frady's room? The words were there, but she sings them along with the dance she choreographed. She is asleep now. Her backpack is ready. Her clothes are ready. Her lunch box is as ready as it can be at the moment. She is ready. Oh, the things she will learn this year...how much she will grow and change...how grown up she will be at the end of May. It seems like it wasn't long ago that she was just over 5 lbs. And now she's writing things like noot (newt) and qeshdnmrk (question mark) and muoosanm (museum). Unbelievable.

cousins

my pretty girl

pretty girls

These are some pretty girls that I have photographed recently.

butterfly and bokeh

I love the bokeh (out of focus area behind the subject-grass, in this case) in this picture. I've been wanting to use that word! I'm not sure if this is considered "good bokeh" or not, but I love it just the same! (Click on the image for a larger view.)

new bike

C. got a new bike, or a bike, I should say. She was still riding a tricycle. She saw the bikes when we were at Target one day and said, "Mommy, do you think I could have a bike with two wheels?" Of course, she has four wheels, if you count training wheels!

my girl