Hip Hop Hooray!: Shine Bright

I had to make a last minute Nordstrom run to get Savannah some new shoes for her first day of pre-k, because as it turns out gold gladiator sandals aren't appropriate school attire. (Who knew?!) I ended up finding these hot pink Natives on sale, and while I was there I thought I would grab a quick note to slip into her lunch in the adjacent home department. It's a tradition we have for the first day of school, and one I hope to keep.

While searching for the perfect card I found this adorable balloon which immediately struck me as a good mantra for the coming school year. I mentioned in a recent post how this year wasn't set up the way I had originally planned, but trusting in God...and knowing my girl, she will shine bright no matter where she is.

It's now one day out and I'm happy to report that Savannah both came in and went out happily from her new class. She loves her teacher and made two sweet new little friends. Hudson on the other hand wasn't as happy, he was just getting used to having Sissy all to himself. He kept asking for her over and over throughout the day. So I did what any other self respecting mama would do, I took him directly to Ikea for a dollar ice cream cone at 10 a.m.