First Day of Kindergarten!!

And Just like that . . . I'm the mother of a child in school!  It's hard to believe that the past 5 years have gone by so fast.  It's hard to believe that I started this blog when I was pregnant with Riley, and now here I am posting about his first day of school! 

Last Thursday was the First day.  He was such a brave man!!  No tears, but I could definitely tell there was some hesitation on his part.  He was his typical reserved, quiet self embarking on something new.  But we met his teacher at the playground gate, he lined up and walked into the school, and away from Mommy and Daddy.  And I was good.  I was able to hold off the tears (barely) until I got in the car to drive away.  I'm glad I was heading to a friends house that afternoon, so I had the privacy of my car and a 15 minute drive to compose myself.  ;)  Here are some pictures of Riley's First Day of Kindergarten:

I think my favorite part was the second day of Kindergarten!  Cam came home for lunch, knowing that I don't take Riley in until after lunch, and asked him if he was ready to go to school. His response: "I have to go to school AGAIN!!!"  hahaha, yep kiddo, sorry.  Just about everyday for the next 13+ years!!!  Of course now he cheers when I answer yes to the "do I go to school today" question.  We'll see how long that lasts!!  So far we haven't been able to get much out of him about school.  I know that Zach (the kid who doesn't talk) and Cameron sit at his table, and that recess and snack time are his favorite, otherwise he's a closed book.  Although, today when I dropped him off, he randomly remembered that they read the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (one of our favorites) and made Coconut Trees.  However, whether that was yesterday or last week I haven't got a clue!!  ;)

This weekend was my first showing for my business!  Baby Bear Designs Debut!!!  It went really good!  Not great, but good - and that works for me!  It's a small fair, for a small town, so I wasn't expecting a ton.  But I sold a few items on the spot (even a bigger item I wasn't expecting to go!) and got about 7 orders to work on over the next couple weeks.  So yay for me!! 

Unfortunately, today I sat down and crunched the numbers with receipts and sales to see where I'm at for the year (yes this is the first time I'm doing this . . . Mother of two crazy boys, remember!!!) and I'm still pretty far in the hole.  It's never encouraging when you do the math, but I just have to remember - It's still the first year, and I still have the busiest part of the year left!  So . . . Who Needs A Hat?  ;)  lol!  I thought about doing another show in the next month or two (there are a few to choose from), but I think I'm just going to advertise for Halloween - the animal hats are perfect for dressing up, and can be used later, and do a Holiday push for Christmas gifts and winter wear through November.  Then Take a couple months off for Baby Girl!!! 

I'm so excited to be having a girl!!  With all the busy-ness of MOPS Convention, The Fair and First Day of School stuff I haven't really gotten to sit down and revel in all the new experiences coming to us!  This week I've touched on that a little bit, but I know it will hit harder as we settle into a routine with school/MOPS.  Wow, is it really almost September already!  This year is flying by!  Hope everyone had a Fun Summer!  I'm ready to jump into fall with both feet (mostly because that usually means cooler weather!!)