First Day of Second Grade

Today was Taylor's first day of 2nd grade. My, my, the time does fly. She set off for school this morning with her new Hello Kitty shoulder bag, her water bottle and lunch, all ready to face the demands of being a year older and wiser.

"Bring it on 2nd grade. I'm ready!"

While Taylor was busy at school, the rest of us were busy preparing for the After-School Early Birthday Tea Party for Taylor. Grandma Lou got her early birthday presents ready for Taylor, finished icing the huge birthday cookie and got the tea service all ready to go. There was only one thing that we forgot--the candles! Oops. The tea party got off to a late start, but apparently that is nothing to worry about with an almost-seven-year old. She was busy telling us about her first day at school and how everything went.

The candles did arrive and the party commenced! Here are some pics of our tea time with Taylor.

It's tradition in our family to have a giant birthday cookie made for you
by Grandma Lou.

Um, how many Taylor? Oh, that's right. I guess you aren't quite
seven YET.

Both of the boys were very good sports about participating in a tea party for their seven-year old cousin. I'm sure it's not high on their list of things to do, but they both played along like it was the best idea ever. Thanks Chris and Sean!

Pinkies up everyone! :)

A golden dragon!
Now Taylor's pink dragon (Puffy Princess) has a mate!
She decided, after much deliberation, to name him Pyrus.

So many choices, but only 10 fingers and toes.
Grandma gave Taylor her own polish caddy, complete with
8 nail polish colors, remover, cotton balls and toe separators.

Grandma sat down with Taylor and read her card and birthday
message to her. Reading cursive is a little tricky, even if you're seven!

We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening relaxing at home. We threw in a little more Guitar Hero practice just for fun and watched the Olympics on TV. Taylor played a Lego people video game with cousin Chris and had a ton of fun showing him her Indiana Jones moves! :)

The morning will bring a sudden return to Life 101, as Grandma and the boys are taking off bright and early for home and Taylor goes off to school for another day of 2nd grade. I can only imagine how silent this house is going to be. :(

Kristin