September Sunshine

Emily has been going to preschool for almost three weeks now. She's doing so well, only having a bit of separation anxiety before I leave her there. But usually I can get her busy playing and then just give her a quick kiss and take off. It hasn't been nearly as traumatic as I thought it would be. She really seems to like it. When we first go pick her up, she doesn't remember anything they did (I think it's just all the excitement) but throughout the day she'll share little bits and pieces of what they learned and who she played with. Yesterday she brought home these four little colored pictures of lion kings who were making different faces, and sang the song "Old King Cole", substituting "merry" for whatever emotion was on his face (IE: angry, sad, happy..) It was SO very cute, she has the sweetest little voice and I just CANNOT believe how grown-up she is. Everyone always tells you "Oh they grow up so fast!" and you're usually that sleep-deprived mama of a five-week-old and all you can think is "Not fast enough..." And then...seriously... you blink and that colicky little baby is four and a half years old, and in preschool and where has time gone??

We are having a gorgeous Indian summer here. It's been really warm (I think it got up to the High 80's yesterday) and sunny... but I am ready for fall. The dogwoods are starting to turn, and there is a weeping birch on the way to Em's preschool that is fully golden and dripping leaves. Stunning. I LOVE the leaf changes. Oh who am I kidding, I am a sucker for all things fall.