Riley starts school!

In September, our little Riley started school for the first time!  She was really excited to start school like her big brother, but we (well, mostly me!) weren't so sure she'd love the actual being-away-from-Mommy part if it.  She amazed us though, and after only a few tears at drop off the first day (and then two other random days a couple weeks later), she has loved every minute of school.  She bounces out of the car at drop off, adores her teachers, shares lots of details (some not as accurate as others!) about her day, enjoys learning, and squeals and waves and bounces up and down when we see one of her friends.  We are so proud of her and are so happy that her start to school has been so positive and enjoyable.

Here she is after her 'Meet the Teacher' when she got her school bag:

And her 1st morning of school pictures:

Coming home after her first day:

Telling Grandma all about school on the phone:

At Leighton's soccer practice with Daddy and her new mermaid - a little first day of school present we got for her:

The cookies I made for her:

Her funny black mustache from the black (edible!) ink on the cookies:

Her first homework on the weekend:

And her teachers send us this picture of her in school enjoying their GREEN EGGS AND HAM one day.