Back to School Eve

Kirkley starts preschool in the morning! We had a wild afternoon preparing our first annual back to school feast. She is super interested in the cooking process: "What is that?" "Who is that for?" "Who's coming?" "Want a bite please!" The battery of questions is precious and challenging all at once! All along, I'm wondering, if I cook something fancy, does that get me out of cooking for the rest of the week!? :)

On the menu: balsamic and red wine marinated pork tenderloin roasted with cranberries and sweet onion, loaded potatoes (out of an envelope:), roasted asparagus with Greek buttered herbs, and diced gala apples! Note no dessert -- we also planned for an e-a-r-l-y bedtime!

Do you think they will teach me to chew with my mouth closed?

Our favorite dinner quote, "More back to school feast please!" What? "More potatoes please." Oh, yes, of course you want seconds of what came from an envelope with boiling water added!! :)

After dinner, she got all dolled up in her first day outfit for a little fashion show.

She is SO proud of her backpack!

It is hard to believe that in three short years we'll be doing this, and she'll be gone to school...forever! Three years ago we weren't even telling people yet that I was pregnant with her -- that doesn't seem that long ago at all. I pray we don't lose sight of that, savoring and celebrating all of these little moments even when the majority of our days seem a challenging blur. I need and love a reason to stop and celebrate!

This morning we climbed in her bed and enjoyed a lazy morning discussing what tomorrow holds over and over again. She is super into telling stories again...and again...and again! Glad her teachers gave us a copy of the daily schedule -- she wanted to know all about it!! :) So praying for a sweet and memorable first day for her tomorrow...more to come!

Love this little devo on perspective.