First Day

Alexis successfully completed her first day of Kindergarten. She was so excited to go this morning that she was up and dressed by 7:30am. If you know my daughter at all, or any Parke for that matter, it is a big deal to wake up early. Yesterday we went to the store to get something special for breakfast (I hate to admit it but I got her a doughnut). I was worried she would need motivation to get out of bed on time...evidently not. She went into the kitchen to get it (because I was still in bed) and I heard her start crying. I turned to my husband and said "how much do you want to bet she got chocolate on her new shirt!" Well, I was unfortunately right. She dropped her doughnut down the front of her shirt. Thankfully this did not set the tone for the rest of the day. I gave her a few alternative shirt options and she reluctantly picked one. She was still VERY cute on her first day. 

Here are some supper cute pictures of her from this morning. Yes, I was one of those mothers that followed her child into the school with camera in hand. I tried to get a shot of her walking down the hall but right as I took the picture she ran into another kid!!! Silly kid, sometimes she doesn't watch what she is doing!

Although my "keep busy" list keeps growing, I didn't do any of it today. Instead I came home from dropping her off and took a little nap. Then I went to my friends house to enjoy some girl time with amazing ladies! It is defanitely what I needed. When I sit down in the house I start to really get upset. With Alex starting kindergarten it is even more difficult. The plan I had all maped out was that I would be at home taking care of Drew and one of my close friend's baby. That plan didn't work out...now I need to come up with another one. The only problem is, the new plans all kind of suck!

One last note before I conclude for today. To all my followers who have children; healthy, beautiful children. Just take a second and really ponder what matters in life. Drew's passing has really opened my eyes to what truely matters. I was at the grocery store yesturday and overheard a dad yelling at his son because he was trying to ask for name brand cereal. I had to do everything in my power not to cry. It's just cereal people!! Please give your children a hug and kiss, tell them how much you love them and never let material things of this world get in the way of showing them how much you care. There might be a time when you can't tell them that anymore.