4 year old Preschool Has Begun!

Simms' preschool started back Wednesday! I cannot tell you how excited this little girl was!

Hope to have her holding a sign every year on the first day. She probably won't always be smiling for me!

Simms woke up early Wednesday. She had a few surprises waiting for her..you know, the necessities, like stickers and of course a glittery notebook to do her homework in this year. Oh, and a card. This mama gives a card for everything and saves them all too {you should see one of Dru's drawers, filled with cards dating back to April 2001} :)

She was excited to dig into it all!

We did one more picture on the front porch before we left..

And there was a little message on her bulletin board for her..

Picture in front of the Lime Light front door..

And a picture with the best teacher ever, Miss Cyd!

And Simms was so, so happy to see these girls again!

I love these pictures of some of their first day fun!

We are so excited about this year! Simms loves preschool and last year was such a good experience for her. She has wonderful teachers, friends and the creativity is off the charts at her preschool. We love it!

And thank you all for your sweet emails, comments, and calls regarding my miscarriage. We are truly blessed to have your prayers and love. Ya'll are the best!

Living Life..

It's been pretty silent on the blog lately. Believe it or not we've been doing things, going places and just living life. We've had a few rough weeks in our house. It began two weeks ago with the kids getting strep and being sicker than they've ever been, and ended with us dealing with my miscarriage last week at almost 10 weeks pregnant. I debated mentioning the miscarriage on here, but since I do document our life, and it isn't a secret, I wanted to. Hardest thing we've been through, no doubt. I know it was part of God's plan for our life and we are at peace with that. Last Tuesday when we confirmed that we had indeed had a miscarriage, my devotion began with, "Understanding will never bring you peace. That's why I've instructed you to trust in Me, not in your understanding." And it ended with, "Actually, you are always enveloped in Peace, which is inherent in My presence. As you look to Me, you gain awareness of this precious Peace." I hung on to those words and we moved through the next few days slowly and sadly, but accepting of what was happening in a more positive way, feeling loved and knowing God had us in His hands. The kids went off to Montgomery for a few days so that I could have my surgery and rest/relax/heal with some peace, which was exactly what I needed. And we headed to the lake this weekend, which is also just what I needed. To get out of this house that I felt like I'd been cooped up in for two weeks. So, now I am blogging about Lilla's 3rd birthday, which was the last thing we did before our dramatic two weeks began.

She had a fun mermaid party at the lake. The kids had a blast swimming and playing. I can't believe she is 3! Seems like she was just born yesterday.

Life will get busy this week with preschool starting Wednesday, but we are READY and Simms is so excited!