Now and then ...

Two years ago I was very anxious and nervous about sending my first born into Kindergarten.

I called the "Ice Cream Social" to meet the teachers and other kids "meeting the enemies" and I was convinced that they would take my oh-so-loving and kind hearted girl and turn her into a vampire :)

Two years later and I almost forgot about Lulu's ice cream social. 

I walked her to school, pushed her on the play ground and said "Go play with your friends" and I was off chatting with my PTA moms.

Lulu came and pulled on my pants and said "Mama, I need to go potty!"

and I answered "Go, you know where the bathrooms are!"

But then I stopped in my tracks, looked at my itty Lulu and saw a little bit of fear and nervousness in her usually so mischievous eyes. 

I thought "Gosh dummbo! You are here for HER!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING??"

So I held her hand, walked her into the classroom and to the bathroom and never left her side again.

It's so easy to make a big fuss over the first one but then it's also easy to not make a fuss over the second one.

But tonight all my thoughts are with her, my little Lulu.

My youngest L, who will leave the nest tomorrow and become an official Kindergartener.

It seems like yesterday when L started Kinder.

Time flies!!!

So we walked in our own footsteps and (of course) I recorded it to share these very special and somewhat sad moments and make note of it for years to come.

I had made the Ls these awesome skirts and they wore them to Ls ice cream social.

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On Friday it was Lulu's turn and I remembered the skirts in time to bribe the Ls to wear them again.

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The Ls with Mrs. O, L's Kindergarten teacher AND Lulu's new Kindergarten teacher :)

Lulu checking out the lila (purple) table, sitting in L's old chair :)

She has been in this room many, many, many times!

Every time I taught in Room 1 & 2 Lulu was with me.

She knows these rooms inside and out.

She knows most of the teachers, quite a few of her new classmates and she knows the office staff.

You can't be better prepared than that ... yet, she is still not so sure about the whole Kinder thing and keeps talking about her beloved Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Dunn.

It'll be a BIG day for her tomorrow ... and for me!!!

I already prepared GP. 

I told him I'd probably hold his hand walking back home, make him sit and color with crayons and then eat Mac & Cheese and watch a Barbie show :)

I vividly remember walking back home, after dropping L off on he first day, holding my little Lulu's hand very tight.

Tomorrow on my way back my hand will be empty and I know I'll miss my little one VERY, VERY much!!!