First Day of Dance

I think this has been the best week of Ella's life! She loves kindergarten and was sooooo excited to go to dance for the first time.

My parents will get a kick out of this....It seems Ella has inherited my "trying to concentrate tongue thing". When I took gymnastics when I was little, I would always stick my tongue out. Ella did the same thing!!!

Her class is in the evenings so I get to take her and watch!!! I'm loving it!

Gingerbread Man Drama

Well....
Today Ella came in the front door from school (delivered by Granny) and went straight to her closet.
She got in the back corner of her closet and just started boohooing.
Oh yes, I have a photo!

You can just see her arm with the navy dress. She buried herself in princess dresses.

Between sobs she told me, "We just kept searching and searching for the gingerbreadman and.......we......never.....ever.....found him!!!!!"

It's tradition in East Texas to try to find the gingerbread man on the first or second day of kindgergarten...It's a fun way for the kids to tour the school as they search for him.

And to make matters worse, when she got back to her classroom, they.....ate.....WAHHHHH....mr gingerbread man!!! the horror!

The combination of Ella's new schedule of waking up early and going to school all day (without rest time) equals major meltdowns over minor things.

Ella is a kindergartener

It's official.

Ella is a school girl.

She has to wear a uniform, but she says she "cheers up her outfit" with crazy socks and shoes!

We were out the door early early early! The first day of getting both kids ready was a success.

It decided to rain right at drop off time...Ella's main concern was not getting her new shoes wet...That's my girl....Eric's main goal was jumping in as many puddles as possible...he even managed to kick water up my leg. That's my boy!

Ella's first assignment was to draw a picture of something fun she did this summer.

I hope you are having a wonderful first day, my Ella bella!

I can't wait to pick you up and hear all about it!

The night before Kindergarten and Spell It With Style

Ella is so excited! She's been giggling like it's Christmas Eve. I can't believe she if off to kindergarten tomorrow!!!!! I will take lots of pictures tomorrow morning. I've taken the day off tomorrow so I can take and pick up both Ella and Eric from school! I've got a wad of kleenex in my purse!

Also, check out another giveaway at Melanie's blog:
http://notsofishyreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/giveaway-and-review-50-gift-certificate.html

And Laurie at Laurie's Life Blog , has a very sweet post up which feautures my creations!!
Check it out!

all my blog posts vanished

I can't even begin to say how frustrated i am with blogger right now. All of my posts (pictures and text) are gone. I have no idea what the problem is. This is the 2nd time I've had a blog disappear.
If any of you have had this experience or know how to find my post, PLEASE let me know. I never got around to having my posts printed and bound in a book.....and I'm just sick that all those memories are gone.