Look who couldn't wait for school to start!! No tears this morning. (OK, there were a few yesterday when reality kicked in that it was our last day together and....um......Mommy gets to be home all day with the......baby and not her. But she sucked it up and got on with it. Feel the fear and do it anyway, right?) That's my girl. My big girl!
It was a race to get to the door.
"Oh, ok, I'll wait for l'il sis and even help her down the stairs - ahem.....Mom says I'm great!"
OK - but excuse me - is this (above) not an absolutely adorable picture? (Click on it to enlarge.) Pinch me - are these really my kids? (Just get me a spoon.)
(Umm.....if anyone noticed that Daddy seems to have the same striped shirt on for the last three posts, I think, you'd be right. So I thought I'd mention I've been doing a lot of laundry lately. No, really!
Can you see Dahlia in the throng? Just inside the gate.
Can you see Dahlia in the throng? Just inside the gate.
School let out at 3:55 PM. My Dahlia had a great first day in Grade 1.
Hi, I'm Wanda. I am a happy woman, wife to Danny for...oh....lots a years and finally Mom to THE most adorable little girl from Hunan, China - Dahlia. And now we have been blessed again with another daughter, Milana, from Zhejiang, China. (The 2 best things I've ever done!)
We live in the Montreal area. After a loooonnngg wait for Dahlia's little sister Milana (pronounced - Mee-lana, like banana), we finally brought her home in August 2009. Dahlia came to us in Nov 2004 (at 20 months of age)and a year later we began the application for another baby - at the time the waiting period was around 8 months. Almost 4 years later (say what!?!)we, at last, brought Milana home.
This began as the story of our journey to bring Milana home and life with her big sister, Dahlia. It now continues as we live as a family of four!
God.
My (growing) family.
Hangin' out with my girlies.
My wonderful friends (you know who you are!).
To laugh (out loud and a lot!).
Music.
Painting. Hugs.
Long chats with my buds.
My garden.
To read (ha...when I can!).
Sunshine.
Spring, Spring and more Spring.
Building things.
Cooking.
Decorating.
Parties (ahem).
The internet.
Life.
Movies. A.I.
Dancing with the stars.
So you think you can dance.
Travel. Umm..did I say laughing my head off.
Oh Gee...everything actually!!
14 comments:
aWWWWW congrats!!! They are just gorgeous!
It looks like she had a great first day!! She is so cute!! I hope this is a wonderful year for her:)
I bet it was hard for her to leave knowing little sister was at home with Mommy:)
Lisa
AHHHHH! I always love your posts! Your pictures are brilliant! And yes, I agree, that picture of both of your little ladies on your walkway looking back is BEYOND adorable! I LOVE it!
Wow! Dahlia! Grade 1!!!!!!!! That is wonderful! Grade 1 is such fun!!!!! Enjoy your new school year!!!!!
Cute pictures! I hope she has a great year!
Oh, my goodness... but those walking down the stairs photos? Flash forward ten years and that's her in a prom dress.
Oh, your pictures told a glorious story! I was glued to the screen to see each & every joyful and confident expression......wonderful! Yay for your big girl and my goodness the pic of her helping baby M down the steps......bestill my heart! Such sweethearts, both of them!!
It looks like you did great too Mama!! :)
First grade hugs coming your way!
Lisa
Oh my gosh, I do believe you'll need a spoon so you don't miss even a single drop of all that sweetness!
Donna
OMGoodness!!!! What cute freakin' photos! Especially the one of them on the porch!!!
Glad the first day went well!
Hugs, Jill
Yeah Miss D on a great first day!! And that pic of the 2 of them...crop and frame for sure!
Keep smilin!
Those pics capture her dance all of the way to school. Ha. How absolutely fun!
M.
Awww...loved the holding hands pictures!!! Congrats on the first day of school!
Hugs,
Fonnetta
First grade already! Time flies... you'll see.
Oh Wanda - your kitty looks like my blue Persian, Caviar! What wonderful photos.
Wow you can just feel the joy and excitement! Love the photos and so glad she had a great first day! I am just loving those sister photos - that one below - I keep pulling it up in my reader because it just warms my heart so much!!!!
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