School Days, school days...March 22nd, 2011

I know, it is so hard to believe but the time was upon us. Not long after we began to settle into our life with two kids, I began to feel immense guilt. There is something that happens when you feel like you work so hard to develop a smart, fun, happy, loving child and then you add a newborn to the equation and you feel like you have just dropped your first child off a cliff to fend for themselves. So many moms know it, but the first weeks and months are a challenge and there is a huge learning curve. We started realizing in this time period that Harper needed some outside of the house influence, and Reiss and I need some time too. Here enters Orange County Cooperative Preschool. This wonderful little school starts accepting kids at the age of 2.5 years old and has two classrooms of preschoolers each with a wonderful teacher. Parents volunteer in the classroom a few times a month so you are able to see the teacher and children in their environment. They have classes 3 times a week from 9am-12pm. After our spring break this year we decided that it was great timing and was a great trial period before her having to go to school next year so we jumped in. This was our beginning... Our big girl all ready to go. Yes, she picked out the Dora the Explorer backpack, which is funny since she had NEVER watched the show and she resembles Dora a little bit too!

Can you believe that she is this big already?

So excited!

Giving the backpack its due props.

Little sister tagging along on Harpers big adventure.

Such a big girl...

Her first cubie...

Getting comfortable with our helper of the day, our good friend Em, Mason and Mrs. Jeanette.

Already settling in with Hudson and Sierra.

At noon, I arrived to this scene...perfectly at play.

Ready to go with all my stuff.

Let's blow this joint!

You have to appreciate these moments, we love this little girl and are so proud of her today.

Our first piece of preschool artwork...so sweet!