Time flies when you are having fun...or when you have 3 1/2 year old and 4 month old

Wow!!!  The summer is basically done, and we are cruising into my favorite season.  I LOVE FALL!  I have already gotten several dirty looks and "WHAT!?! Are you crazy?" any time I mention that I love that the weather is below 70, and that I woke up cold a couple mornings ago and LIKED it! (I have said it before, but it truly is amazing how much can happen in a year. If you follow the link above it will take you back to a previous post of mine. I only realized the date after I created this post.)

My holiday freak flag is already in full motion, because Halloween is only 49 days away!! I am barely holding off decorating the house in the full All Hallows Eve ensemble, not because Halloween is still a month away, but because all of our holiday decorations have been relocated to the garage rafters and my hubby has forbid me to climb the 10ft ladder to go get them.  He had better get home soon, or I might attempt the climb despite my fear of ladders.

My love of fall has been renewed for another reason...this year Carly started 3 year old preschool.  And while I can't believe that this has happened already, she is so excited about it and I am loving that!

My fears of a few months back that the first day would have my Love Bug in tears, clinging to my leg, screaming for me not to leave was completely unfounded.  She proudly found her cubby to hang her jacket and the beloved Rapunzel backpack in.  Marched into the class room, found her name tag and then plopped down on the big blue rug.

It was me who called her back over so I could give her one last hug and kiss.  The only hint of apprehension I witnessed was when she pulled back from my kiss with her arms still around me and said, "You're gonna come back to get me right?"  My heart melted and the second I hit the hallway the tears started.

It's such a wonderful thing to see this little person, whom you gave life to and love and care for and shape and raise, grow and bravely (and blindly I might add) trust you and love you back.  I am by no means a perfect mom, but I honestly do my best, and I was so proud of my Love Bug on her first day of school!  She was all smiles when I picked her up!  Proudly showing off all she had done, and rattling off all her new friends she made.

Kudos to Grandma Lowney for saving the day and finding the cherished and much wanted Rapunzel backpack!

Not to be left out of all the fun, Christopher and I had our own special time while Carly was at school.  This son of mine is the brightest ray of sunshine!!  I love that any time I smile at him, his response is instant...

He is growing way too fast for me, and I know before long I will be walking him down the preschool hallway.  It is amazing that with your first born you are wanting every milestone to happen one after the other because you just can't wait to see what they will do next.  But with your second baby, at least for me, I am perfectly happy to hold things off just a little and savor each moment just a little more.