First Days & Meet and Greets

emma's first day of kindergarten appeared out of nowhere.  with the move, the previous three weeks had been nothing short of sheer chaos at the douglas house.  but when her big first day arrived, she was ready.


we left our back to school dinner stuff out from the weekend before and went ahead with a back to school breakfast too.


they had eggs, turkey bacon and cinnamon raisin mini-bagels.  it was nice to all have breakfast together before the big departure.


bro enjoyed it for sure.


this photo is my favorite :)


and her backpack...she picked it out herself.  it was complete with butterflies, which she just loves.


my pair.


on our way to school, she got well wishes from her mama c.


and she wore the bunny family necklace that was mine when i was a little girl.  i gave it to her that morning.


we were able to walk her into the classroom on the first day.


so, you know we did :)


right after drop off, carson and i attended the "boo-hoo breakfast." it's for all of the kindergarten moms. i cried my eyes out the night before, so by then, i was just fine.  then, we were off to meet carson's teacher...


carson and i thought about emma a lot on that first day of school.  we missed her terribly.  but, when 3:15 rolled around, a smiling face got off that big yellow school bus.


i couldn't have been happier!