i'm back

i've been really wanting to get back into blogging, but i wanted to change my blog.  i want it to be more of a letter to the girls.  i want to feel like i can just post a one sentence post with a quote of isabella's from our day.  or just one picture from our day.  i'm not sure where the pressure to have a lengthy, witty, interesting post came from, but i'm ready to ignore that and make this just about my girls and our days.  this post has pushed me over the edge into action.  so, i have a lot of catching up to do (easter, hadley's first birthday, and basically all of summer), but i'll get there.  for now, here are some pictures of isabella on her first day of school.

dear isabella,

you seem to like school.  you LOVE painting.  you love your backpack.  you love that liana is in your class with you.  otherwise, you will not tell me much about it.  you worried the first day that someone might try to take your new shoes.  i have no clue where that came from!  you pronounce preschool "prettyschool."  you are very proud of yourself and we are proud of you too.  (and yes, i did cry more than you did on your first day).  hadley spends her time without you calling for you.  "lella! whereaaareyouuu!?" 

i just asked you what you'd like me to say about your preschool and you replied, "thank you for God aaaaand thank you for painting. amen."  (when you pray, you say "aaaaaand" a lot.  i think you sound like caroline and i have a feeling that's who you're trying to sound like too).