First Day of First Grade ....

..... went great!!  And despite the girls having different
colored shirts and outfits to wear, they both chose the

same thing ....  which makes it easier for me

(and I still think it's awfully cute).

Ella Marie ~ First Grader Extraordinaire!!

Zoe Dianne ~ First Grader Extraordinaire!!

Walking into school ....

Holding Dad's hand too .....

Seeing Miss Splett .....

..... and loving her warm smile : )

Getting settled and reading books while

waiting for their day to start .....

First Grade Cupcakes:

The first full week went really well too -- they are both

really comfortable with being at school for a full-day, they

both know so many other kids already and have just settled

into the school year routine so well.

The week started our really great and ended really great too --

Zoe lost her FIRST tooth on Friday (while at school).  She

is so, so, SO excited and Ella has been a very supportive sister

as well, very patiently waiting for her first tooth to even get

wiggly .....  Like Tom told the girls, each tooth that is lost has

it's own story, and Zoe definitely has a good first tooth story I'll

share later .....

Now time to get my lesson plans ready for my first day with

Kindergarteners on Monday .......