2nd Grade...here she comes!

Where did the summer go?
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It almost makes me sad that we went on our vacation so soon after last school year let out. But we had a fun summer and as always, I just love hanging out with Jayla.
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Speaking of Jayla, today is her first day of 2nd grade! Ya'll, when I tell you that this girl was Soooooo excited to be going to school today...TRUST ME!!! She all but bolted out of bed this morning, lol. EVERYTHING about this morning and what this day holds just made her giddy!
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And OF COURSE we had to take pictures of our cute little 2nd grader...check her out.
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Oh, wait...before we see those pictures, let me share one more thing with you. For those of you who have little girls...more specifically, "brown" little girls, LOL...you KNOW that the hair has to be done. And what a major undertaking it is. Especially if you have a daughter who needs a touch-up or some hot comb action :-). Check out Jayla...BEFORE the touch up...

...a HOT MESS, right? I tried to have her make a sad face for her BEFORE picture. But the girl just can't NOT smile. lol

...And the AFTER....Ahhh, now that's better! She was royally freaking out on me while I relaxed her hair. We were clearly in MELT DOWN mode. Poor thing was just crying. But once we got done, she said, "The burning was all worth it...cuz I look KA-YUTE!" :-)
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Ok, back to today...check out my little 2nd grader.
(note: Jayla told me to mention to whoever saw this picture, that she's not holding up the Peace sign - this time - that's a 2 for 2nd grade, lol)

I think this is my favorite picture of the day. She looks SO happy and SO KA-YUTE!!! :-)

We can't leave Trae out! He wants to take a picture with HIS 2nd grader too :-). Look at his tongue sticking out...love it!

Here she is at her new desk. Still looking as happy as can be.

...And we've gotta take a picture with daddy. Can't start the day off without ONE MORE hug.
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Welp, that's about it for now. I can't wait to pick Jayla up from school this afternoon. I hope she's still excited. It'll be interesting to see how this week progresses. I mean, will the excitement continue? We'll see...stay tuned!
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Enjoy your day!

Our 1st Grader!

Today was Jayla's first day of 1st grade.

Doesn't it seem like just yesterday, I was posting pictures from her first day of kindergarten? Time just goes by too fast.

Well, let's see...last night, Jayla only got up ONCE after being sent to bed :-). So I guess it's safe to say she got enough sleep.

This was not only a change for her but for me too. I'm much easier to get along with if I'm able to sleep until 8:30 or 9. But over the summer, we got the knock on the door between 7 and 8 every morning. Not today!! I'm sure I woke up every hour last night/early this morning, just to make sure I didn't over sleep on the first day of school. I finally got up at 6:15 and staggered into Jayla's room. She was a little hard to rouse...but once I reminded her that today was the first day of school, she BOLTED out of bed :-).

She asked for her usual for breakfast...Macaroni & cheese and chocolate milk. Ummm, breakfast of champions!

I'm glad to say that we had an uneventful morning...no fussing, no complaining and only one re-do of the face washing :-).

I was a little embarassed this morning though, when my little lady reminded me that, "I wore these socks the first day of school LAST year, MOM!" Who remembers stuff like that? Ok, I remembered too, but I didn't think SHE would, lol. The outfit HAS to match...DUH! So wearing the same socks as the first day last year is the least of my worries :-).

Sock episode behind us...it's time to do the hair. OH...the hair...how I loathe thee! We kept it simple this time. Although I was asked if I could "curl it with that hot thing again...PAH-LEEZE, Mommy!! ":-)

Ok, Dora outfit on? Check! Face washed? Check! Face washed AGAIN? Check! Remaining teeth brushed? Check! (She lost her 3rd tooth over the weekend) Hair combed/brushed/curled? Check! Check! CHECK! Alright, it's picture time. It's only 7am and the school doors don't open until 7:15...we've got plenty of time for pictures.

Oh wait, let's not forget the Dora backpack! And the snack. CHECK!!

We head outside and it's not quite light outside yet. But we HAVE to take the infamous front porch pictures, right? She's so stinkin cute! And such a big girl. I was almost in tears when I looked at these pictures.




Ok, I'm almost done with the pictures. I mean, seriously...how many pictures can a mother take on the first day of 1st grade? This is a milestone in EVERY childs educational career. :-)

We made it to school in record time (it's only a mile away). The doors weren't even open yet, so we had to stand out front until they were REALLY ready for us :-). So why not take another picture in front of the school statue? lol (see last picture below)

Jayla got to see several of her friends as we walked down the halls to her new class. I'm really glad I walked in with her...otherwise, the girl never would've made it to class. She had to stop and hug all her friends and all the teachers she knew...my little social butterfly.

She was the first one to her class. "Mom, take a picture!" She said, as she hugged her new 1st grade teacher.

Jayla found her desk and unpacked all her stuff. "Bye mom! See ya this afternoon!"

Well, the first day of school is now old news. Although Jayla couldn't remember ANYTHING she did today other than go outside and eat lunch, lol. I think we're off to a good 1st grade start.