Summer Days

First off, cheers to Nate on his promotion - no small feat in this economy and we are very proud of our hubby and daddy, respectively. Tessa and I went to buy a balloon and hung it on our mailbox to welcome daddy home from work today.

I am feeling a little bittersweet this week, as summer really is coming to an end. Tessa and I have been having a lot of fun, though in all honesty, I do think it will be good for her to be back at the sitter. She needs to be around other kids, and a little separation from the mama is good in her case. She really, really is attached to me.

On another note, we've been going to the pool a lot. Ironically, Tessa does not enjoy this hippo toy in the pool, though does love wearing it around the house...

And the bittersweet feeling came back when I went to my classroom yesterday for the first time. Tessa "helped" me work in my room for a little while until my mom came to get her and I really got down to business. Decorating and lesson plans for the first week or two should be finished after tomorrow.

I think Tessa is going to like school. She was mesmerized by the lockers and loved running up and down the halls. I hope she still feels like that 11 years from now when she enters my school as an actual student!