This morning, I ran to the office to print off your first day of school poster before you got up. You woke up around 8:15a and had a lot of congestion and boogery nose. I stopped at Five-O donuts to get you a surprise, but you didn’t even want it when I got home. I felt terrible! I put you in the shower because there was so much crusty snot in your hair that we had to wash it out. You told Daddy you washed your hair, but when I combed it, it was very tangled. After a bit of discussion, I got you to agree to let me wash your hair in the sink because you didn’t want to get back in the shower. You looked so cute in the hair towel after!!!
We relaxed and played a little bit before we had to leave to head to Adventure Park for Back To School photos with Alisa Sue! You perked right up as soon as you saw her and smiled like a champ! I can’t wait to see her photos! I snapped a few with my phone because I hate waiting for them!!!
We headed home since you weren’t feeling fantastic. I thought you would lounge around and watch a movie, but you gave Daddy a run for his money. You played soccer, Minnie Mouse & Paw Patrol. Daddy needed to run to the mall and I was planning to stay home with you, but you got all spunky again, and insisted on going with him lol! So we all went, you were wearing your 3rd Birthday shirt and a Dora swim cover up as a jacket. I was cracking up! You packed your new bookbag full of toys and hit the road. You wanted to wear my sunglasses (I always try to get you to wear some but you always refuse) so I let you. When we walked into Macy’s there was a Sunglass Hut at the entrance, so we got you a pair of Ray Bans! You looked adorable in them! You chatted up the sales clerk. He couldn’t get over that you were only 5 years old. He asked where you were going to school and you told him. He went to Bay Haven too! We walked the mall for a little bit then headed to Nordstrom Rack. You immediately requested to go to the kids shoe section and put on a performance!!! You change shoes “backstage” (in the aisle) and come out and sing a new song (always in pretend foreign language gibberish) while I sit on a bench and I’m not allowed to “look backstage” or I get in big trouble because you have to change shoes and start over! We grabbed groceries and headed home.
Brand New Shades! 
We all watched some dinosaur movies and played “class” before and after dinner. I’m surprised how active you were today. I thought you were going to feel more sluggish. When the movie was over we headed to bed. At first you were wiggly. I left and told you to come get me when you were ready. You came out and said “I just wasn’t tired Mama, but I laid down and now I think I’m ready.” We read part of your Hello Atlas and you were snoring in 10 minutes! This is our last night together with nothing tomorrow. Tomorrow night, we will sprinkle your jitter glitter and get you ready to head off to Kindergarten…your first step of elementary school. Today, I really felt excitement piercing through my sadness. I’m so happy for you and I am excited to see all the fun you will have, things you will learn and ways you will grow physically, mentally, socially and academically. I’m so proud of you!
I love you so much!
