Dan and I were both able to attend Brittain’s last day of preschool party. It didn’t hit me until we arrived there that morning that Brittain had finished her first year of preschool! I walked into the room, remembering walking in on the first day of school…and now the school year was over. The parents were presented with a scrapbook from the whole year and it was unbelievable to look through it and see everything she had done and participated in. I think even Dan got a little emotional while looking through it. The year had gone by so quickly!

All the kids were told to bring their bikes, but because it was raining outside, they had to ride them up and down the hall. Brittain enjoys riding her tricycle, but only when there’s absolutely nothing around that she can run into, or that can run into her. This situation was not that. It seemed like there were bikes everywhere…and they were FAST. There was even one of those electronic John Deere ride things…and that little boy would just plow through anything and everything that got in his way.

As you can tell from these pictures, this wasn’t Brittain’s favorite part. So, we went back to the room a little early and played on our own.

Last month I had the opportunity to travel to Macon and take some family pictures of James, Amanda and Kyla Rose. It made it even more fun that Dan and Brittain were able to come along. In between shots, when the girls started getting stir crazy, they would take a few minutes to just run around and laugh. At the end, we stayed a few extra minutes so they could do some more playing.

It’s so funny to me the relationship that Brittain and Kyla Rose have and the way they play together. Amanda and I have been best friends forever, but of course we didn’t know if our children would find that same special connection. And because of the distance between us, we can’t get together as often as we would like. Despite this, though, Brittain and Kyla have developed a different relationship than what I’ve seen with other children Brittain is around. They play so well together, and you can just tell when they’re together how much they enjoy each other’s company. I’m so thankful for my friendship with Amanda and now the friendship Brittain has with Kyla.

When we first arrived, Brittain immediately had to go to the bathroom, so Dan dropped me off and hit the closest fast food restaurant for a tee-tee break. I loved seeing the looks on both of the girls’ faces. It was a combination of excitement and shock. And the hug was just way too sweet.

In between things, and during wardrobe changes I caught some other shots:

At the point I took this picture, Brittain kept saying to me, “Mommy, Mommy, Mommy” trying to get my attention. When I finally stopped what I was doing and acknowledged her she said, “Mommy, is this your camera bag?”:

Here are some of my favorite shots from the day:

Once Kyla Rose sat on the tree, Brittain wanted to do it as well. I think she liked it…but she kept one eye over her shoulder, and made sure her Daddy was holding on tight at all times.

The parents of the students in Brittain’s preschool class were invited to 2 different special days – Muffins with Moms and Dinosaurs with Dads.

I received 2 special gifts at Muffins with Mom. I will treasure them both always:

I died laughing at Brittain’s answers:

Both of Brittain’s teachers were pregnant at the end of the year, so we combined the day with a baby shower for the two of them.

We were so blessed to have Miss Brook and Miss Jamie as Brittain’s teachers this year. I’m thankful for both of them and for taking such good care of my baby.

Unfortunately, Dan didn’t take any pictures the day of Dinos with Dads. But, here was his special gift from Brittain that day.