As I go through pictures trying to remember what has gone on with us since we went to Colorado in July I realized I took zero pictures in the month of August. And since I have no memory I guess we'll never know what went on that month. I do remember that my sweet girl started preschool on September 1st which was HUGE!!! We had talked about school a lot and how she would have nice teachers and get a back pack and a nap mat and a lunch box, etc... We also discussed how mommies don't go to school. They just drop the kids off and then come pick them up when school is over. She seemed okay with it all. She was very excited. Then came September 1st. You can tell she is excited by the pictures that morning. Such a big girl!!!
Drop off that morning went well. She walked in and starting looking at some books and I turned and left so she wouldn't have to watch me walk away. Easy for both of us. I was so proud. I did feel bad for not saying goodbye but I was told I did the right thing. Then when I picked her up I walked to the door and could see her in there visibly upset, tears running down her little face. I wanted to cry and when she saw me she just cried harder and ran to me asking me where I had gone and said that she was worried about me :( It made me so sad and her teachers said the first half of the day went great but at lunchtime she didn't want to eat and she wanted to take a nap and when they told her it wasn't nap time she started crying. She cried until nap time when she went to sleep and then when she woke up and I wasn't there she cried until I got there. So she didn't have the best first day of school. So you can imagine how drop off went the second day of school. She cried, I cried, she had to be peeled off of me and it was AWFUL. I cried all the way to the car and then sat in the car and cried for about 20 minutes. I just hated that she was so sad. She was still sad when I picked her up. Drop off the third day, she still cried but I did not. I knew she was safe and that they were trying their best to comfort her and make her happy and I knew eventually school would be fun for her. It took the entire month of September but something finally clicked and she stopped crying and being sad and now she loves school. I am so glad! She has learned lots of new things and I am so proud of her.
Also in September, our nephews Curtis and Casey started football and we enjoyed going to their games. These pics were taken during Curtis' game so he's not in any pics but here is Olivia with her main man, Casey.
Casey is such a sweetheart and he adores Olivia :)
I just thought this pic was funny b/c I get this look from her quite often.
