first day of pre-k!

I'm back!  Our new computer arrived this weekend and I've been in heaven ever since!  Besides all of the computer drama, we have had quite a bit going on around here lately.  

Last week was Poppy's first day of preschool!  I can hardly believe it!  She is going to the same school she went to last year, but she is in the UPK program this year which is 5 mornings a week.  At first I was unsure about having her go 5 days, but going any less is not an option.  She only goes for 2 1/2 hours, so it's actually working out pretty good, and Sam naps the entire time she is at school, so I've been getting a ton of things around the house done lately!

The night before her first day we had our annual "Back to School Feast".  When she saw the way that the table was set and I told her it was to celebrate her first day of school, she was beyond excited...

Poppy picked out the lovely red, white & blue flowers for the centerpiece.  We had Korean bulgogi and rice for dinner with sparkling apple juice to drink.  And chocolate zucchini cupcakes for dessert!

I'm pretty sure Sam liked the cupcakes. :)

A new notebook, a few pens and a chapter book to start the year off right!  She has been bringing the little mermaid chapter book to school every day and one of her teachers reads her a chapter each morning.  She loves it so far!

This year, I'm the room mom for Poppy's class and the teachers asked me to bring in snacks for the first week.  I made these cupcakes (as seen on pinterest, of course!) and brought in a bag of fresh apples.  Poppy was beaming when she got to bring them into the classroom.  And they were so easy to make!

  

 My big girl on her first day!