Girls trip to Disneyworld! I have many pics to edit but here’s a few until then…
Thanks to Kjerstin (my sister) and Kim (my dear friend) for snapping a few pics with me on the other side of the camera!
The princess dresses are getting packed up today! We’re heading to Disneyworld next week for a girls trip! Looking forward to girly fun, magical days, and sunny photo sessions…
* The princess dresses hanging on a line was all over pinterest last year but I can’t find the original source for this inspiration. If you are familiar, please send me a link so I can post – thanks! Always a good rule to follow: Put your own twist on a concept and link back to where you found it in the first place. There is so much floating around on pinterest and many times the original source is lost. I always appreciate when people link back to me as the original. Link with love!
Wake up little dreamer…
It’s time!
The tooth fairy was here! Hooray
She left a cute little pouch with a note and 2 silver dollars (for 2 little teeth).
Yes, I know a lot of these photos all look the same. It’s just a proud mama moment!
I love, love, love…
her new toothless grin.
the morning light in this bedroom.
how peaceful she looks when she’s sleeping.
re-living the sweet moments of childhood as a parent.
30 days of fun! 30 days to celebrate the last moments before my baby became a school girl.
Special, special days.
I will be forever grateful for the memories we made here.
So I’ve had A LOT of emails asking about the 30 days to kinder countdown I did with Madelyn before she started school this last fall. Some of you have asked me to do a full post where all 30 days are together in one place. It sounds like a great idea – but there are sooo many pictures so I think it might be too much for one post. I will consider a doing a special recap post…but in the meantime, you can view our countdown by clicking on ’30 days to kinder’ under the categories tab. The posts will appear backwards (day 30 first). Unfortunatly that’s the way it is for now – if you want to start at the begining you can just go to the end and read backwards. ;)
Here’s a list of all that we did:
Day 1: Ice cream date (and make lists together for what we wanted to do in the 30 days)
Day 2: Movie night (we made a nest on the floor with blankets and pillows, ate popcorn + sweets, and watched our favorite – Rio)
Day 3: Fort building
Day 4: Favorite books (and a special crown for my school girl)
Day 5: Baked cupcakes
Day 6: BBQ and swimming with Mad’s bestie
Day 7: Learned to write new words
Day 8: Painted with nail polish
Day 9: Went swimming and experimented with underwater camera
Day 10: School shopping
Day 11: Packed up boxes in Mad’s room and played games
Day 12: Made pipe cleaner sunglasses and other fashion accessories
Day 13: Made cupcake toppers for a party
Day 14: Farewell party with Arizona friends
Day 15: Hungry Hungry Hippos marathon
Day 16: Mini golf adventure
Day 17: Pool time fun
Day 18: Shopped at Trader Joes
Day 19: Cotton Candy treats
Day 20: Rock climbing
Day 21: Carnival
Day 22: Lunch date
Day 23: Baskin Robbins
Day 24: Rooftop bowling
Day 25: made gumball necklaces
Day 26: Packed up to move across country (lots of games involving a house full of giant moving boxes)
Day 27 and 28: Interview with Madelyn
Day 29: Explore MN
Day 30: Apple orchard
And then school began! Day 1 of kinder was a good day. I felt like I was a little more ready to watch her walk into her new classroom because I knew that we had stocked up on so many special experiences before the big day.
I’ve heard from many of you that you are planning a countdown. I would love to hear your stories + see pics! Please link up and share.
It’s TONS of fun so enjoy the moments!