A week of milestones...

My little girl finished her first week of preschool. Dropping her off that first day was absolute chaos, and I'm embarassed to admit that I cried the whole drive home. I will clarify, however, that said crying was partly due to the fact that, because of a little boy's desperate attempt to escape the classroom, I was only able to say a weak "goodbye" to the back of Lila's head before she was wisked inside and the door was promply shut in my face. The second day of school went without a hitch. And I was even able to give her a kiss goodbye before she headed off to grow grow that big 'ol brain of hers. But you really want to see pictures, right? Behold...

I did her hair in some twists. So easy, but looks so lovely, especially with pink ballies!

One of my most favorite dresses that I've made for Lila. I was thrilled that the day was warm enough for her to go sleeveless and wear this dress.

Seriously, she was beyond excited.

Kevin picked her up and took a photo as she ran out of the classroom to greet him.

Obligatory photo outside the school. Why she is doing the Captain Morgan Rum pose is beyond me. When we saw the picture both Kevin and I blurted, "Got a little Captain in you?"

Other news? Elijah turned 1!!! He decided to commemorate his first year on earth by crawling and pulling up for the first time all in one day. We had a wonderful family-only party...pizza, cupcakes, and lots of cousins made for an amazing day. Some highlights:

His #1 t-shirt made by yours truly. For a last-minute project, I was pretty happy with the end result...UNTIL I noticed a hole in the back of the shirt. So I added a wee something to the back to cover it up:

I know I'm biased, but aren't my kids beautiful??

One of the few moments Elijah has actually had on his new ride-along. Lila has decided she's a much better fit.

I made Magnolia cupcakes. I think he approved.

Clearly being cute & adored is exhausting.