we have a kindergartner!!

and we have a kindergartner!  where, oh where, did the last five years go.  my sweet baby girl.  i remember almost five years ago exactly thinking if i could just get through the next five years i'd be 'home free' as she went off to kindergarten.  ha...if i had only known that i would love her more & more each day, and that meeting her emotional needs as a growing young lady would be a much bigger & more challenging job than meeting a baby's physical needs i would have cried.  but i'm tellin ya, with each passing day the importance of my job is more & more obvious.  and i'm scared for those tween & teen years.  it's hard when such a large portion of your heart walks around outside of your body.  i love you more than you know sweet girl...spunk, quirks, & all.

dad helping with her helmet

never a dull moment as gus starts to jump out & melt...

on the way!

my girl & her dad looking for the bike rack

lining up on the playground to go inside

taking care of business & making sure she doesn't lose the boy with the spiderman backpack in front of her!

gus was mad.

she rocked it!!!

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