1st Day of Preschool

I can't believe this day has arrived and Sophia is now old enough to go to school.  What a bitter sweet feeling!  I wasn't sure who was going to have more anxiety, Sophia or me, clearly it wasn't Sophia.  She did awesome!  Not one whimper.  People have asked if I was upset or sad but how could I be.  She was so excited when we got to her classroom and she was having a great time playing outside when I arrived to pick her up, I couldn't help but just be overjoyed!  

Open House

Sophia went to her preschool open house this morning.  She got to meet her teachers, Miss Angela and Miss Jennifer, and take a look at her classroom before her first day on Monday.  You would have thought she's been going to school forever.  She just strolled right in and made herself at home.  She was so proud of her new bag too, she even wanted to carry it herself.  I guess this means she's ready.  Let's hope it's this easy on Monday!

Indoor Play

We had to get out of the house but it was too hot to do anything outside, so we headed to the mall for some indoor play, a few carousel rides and lunch.  Two and a half hours later, we had full tummies and were ready for a nap ... mission accomplished!  

Bye Bye Summer

Well summer is officially over in the Micca household : ( Sophia starts preschool on Monday, but before we got into our new routine, Paula and Jack, Erica and Miller, Allyson and Ansley, Kathryn and Ryland, Sara and Riley, and Jessica and Trent all came over for one last summer shindig.  I wasn't able to get any pics of everyone by the pool but here are some of the kids playing before everyone headed home for a much needed afternoon nap.   

Fun @ the Waco Zoo

We met Robin and Jake, along with their friends Laura and Amelia, at the Waco Zoo.  We spent the morning seeing a few animals, playing in the misters, and grabbed lunch before heading back to Dallas.  Our visit wasn't long enough but at least we finally got to meet Jake! 

Working already

Ready for her summer job Sophia helped file away charts ... but Abu's little helper was definitely worn out by the end of the day. 

Dallas Cont.

While in Dallas Sophia got some gardening and Spanish lessons from Abu, piano lessons from Tia, and a kiss : )

Fun with Didi

This is how our trip to Dallas started.  Didi was watering the plants when we arrived from the airport (an hour late and an hour pass Sophia's bed time I must add).  Sophia has never played in the sprinklers or anything like that since we've been on watering restrictions for over a year now.  So as you can see, what started out as  a little curiosity very quickly turned into some wet fun with the hose.     

Dallas

      Sophia and I went to Dallas for one last trip before #2 arrives.  It was really wonderful spending time with Abu, Didi, and Tia.  Though it was hard being away from Joe for so long, I think the fact that Sophia finally learned how to say Daddy, made it all worth while.  

Ryland's 1st

                                       

On our way to the airport we stopped by to wish Ryland a happy 1st.  Sophia couldn't get enough of the Curious George theme and had a great time playing with Ryland and Pearce.  Sorry we couldn't stay longer : ( 

Little Mommy

We got Sophia her own stroller and doll set so she can practice being mommy's helper until her little sister arrives.  She LOVES it!  So far it looks like she'll be a great big sister.