Thursday, August 30, 2012

The First Day of Her Last Year

It was almost four years ago that I welcomed my sweet Giulietta into this beautiful place we call home. At the time, I never knew how much one little person could change my world, my being, my everything. With each passing month, milestone, and year my girls growth has been a breathtaking experience to witness. There has been many moments when I felt my heartstrings pull a little extra tighter because the growing, the changing, and the new were so captivating. Some of these moments have been big milestones, where every Momma sheds a tear, while others have been what one might consider insignificant, but I on the other hand deem HUGE.

No matter the type of moment, I always get that tightening in the back of my throat as my tear ducts begin to swell and propel my emotions forward. Sometimes I try to hold them back in order to keep composure, to appear that I am that Momma who has it together when in fact we all know that I don't. I'm not sure why I do this; I have no shame! I am proud to be deemed the emotional roller-coaster type who is comfortable letting people know how I feel. And, I find it important that my girls see how much their achievements make not only my lips smile & my eyes puddle with tears, but my heart too.

Tuesday was a big day for me, for Giulietta, for all of us. Tuesday was not only a move up to a different classroom and different teacher, but it was also the First Day of her Last Year of Preschool. (Many of you may wonder what the heck I'm talking about since she is only three, but that is a story for a much later date.) I had been thinking about this day, this HUGE milestone for weeks ,and mentally preparing to make it special and perfect.

My girl needed a new outfit, a special breakfast, a new lunch tote, her hair all done up, and of course a mini photo shoot on our porch.


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The night before Giulietta's BIG debut in Room 4, I laid her outfit out, sewed her up a new Hello Kitty lunch tote, painstakingly rolled up some homemade mini cinnamon rolls for her to enjoy for breakfast the following morning, and thoughtfully put together a well balanced lunch for her first day. Then, I tried to sleep through the first day of school jitters I felt for my baby. The morning was perfect! Giulietta enjoyed breakfast, dressed excitedly in her new clothes, jumped for joy when I showed her the new lunch tote I had made the day before, sat patiently while I tried to make her hair look perfect, and practically ran out of the door when I gave the go ahead.

We took a few minutes to get those iconic shots of her on our porch, which now that I look at, our spacious porch somehow looks so small with my Big girl standing on it this year. I loaded everyone in the car, and we were off to Room 4, to the heartstring tug-a-war, to the growing and learning! And, all the while I kept thinking about how quickly all this had come...the first, the first of the last, and then later this year-the last!

With tears brimming my eyes and blurring my vision I watched my baby turned little girl skip up to the front gate of her school, excitedly find her name tag, pull the handle of her new classroom door and walk off to enjoy The First Day of Her Last Year of Preschool without ever looking back

Well...maybe only once when I called her name!

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Soon Enough Little Sister

In just a few short months Presley will be joining her big sister at Preschool. For now, she enjoys doing the drop off & pick up with Momma!

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Circus Circus

The summer is never complete without a little trip to the circus! The girls loved all the big animals, exciting acts, and clown noses!

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Clown nose & hat!!

Stopping to take a Rest

Sometimes it's the little things you notice out of the corner of your eye while driving down the highway, which you have a million times before, that take your breath away. In March, on the way to meet my best friend Samantha's baby boy, Presley and I stopped to take a little rest.

What we didn't know is how absolutely beautiful and stunning our view would be from the small cement slab on the side of the cliff somewhere between our home and San Diego. Even though I had passed this hidden gem hundreds of time before, it never occurred to me to pull over. For some reason, on this day I took the plunge, followed the sign and was pleasantly delighted while spending a memorable moment with my little lady.

You better believe that we will stopping at our new resting place every time we take the journey down to San Diego, because after all life is too short to pass up moments of beauty like these.

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Bowling for Fun!!

Trying new things with kidlets is like doing something for the first time all over again. A few months back, I look the girls and their friend Abbie to go bowling. It was amazing watching them giggle while trying to knock all the pins down at the end of the alley. Us ladies had such an amazing time in the short time we were there. The best part...multi-colored bowling shoes!
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Happy Feet...Dancing

Jump In...Jump Out...Jump In..Jump Out

Those are the words I heard repeated over and over again for months on end! Boy can our sweet girl dance. At her Alice in Wonderland recital her feet moved, her lips smiled, her hands clapped, her body twirled, her lips blew kisses, & her head bobbed to the beat of the music as she danced her heart out.

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The Little Details

It's the little things about her that I want to remember most! Especially her...
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...hey you looking at me smirk!

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...sweet innocent look!

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...precious little hands!

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

THE SLIDE!!

The girls are at the age where all they want to do is climb & slide, climb & slide, and do it again! So, we figured this big beauty would be an awesome investment for water family fun this summer. And, boy were we right! This pool has provided so much joy, giggles, and splashing in just the few short weeks that we have had it. Our girls are surely lucky that Fafa Rick LOVES spoiling them!
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

First Beach Day of the Summer

Summer...California...Sun
Beaches...Waves...Water
Suntan Lotion...Bathing Suits
My Girls...Our Friends
The First Beach Day of the Summer
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