They're growing up...

Well, this has been a little bit of a tough week for me. Not only is my oldest daughter starting 1st grade, but my baby turned 3! I can't say it's happened fast...I have been with them almost every day of their lives. I have watched them grow and develop day-by-day. I am so grateful for that! It's a privilege (despite some challenging days)!

So, Karis wanted me to roll her hair up in curlers for her first day of school on Wednesday. She wanted "LOTS of curls". So, here's how it turned out:

We worked on it a little and calmed it down before she had to go and by the time she went to catch the bus, she was delighted with it. We thought she looked pretty grown up:

Karis is already loving her teacher and making new friends (no idea where she gets that social "bug" from!) She also LOVES riding the bus TO and FROM school every day. She's really only on the bus for about 10 minutes, but that's enough for her!

Isabella celebrated her 3rd birthday yesterday. What an amazing kid! She really is something else. For her birthday, we went to Toys 'R' Us and they gave her a birthday crown and a nice mylar balloon. As we shopped, everyone kept saying "Happy Birthday". When they asked how old she was, she would say, "I'm six today!" At home, she knew "3", but somehow, she thought it was funny to tell people she was six. We'll have more of a party tomorrow evening at "Chick-a-fil-a" (that's what she calls it) with some extended family (Grammy, Papaw, Great Grammy Florence, Aunts & Uncles and cousins). She has requested a pink cake with pink frosting and she picked out a "3" candle and some fun candles a couple weeks ago. :) We did go to Bob Evans (Isabella's request) for dinner and here are some fun photos from that!