Kirra is in LOVE with going to pre-school. Jason and I got her all psyched up about going to school, so she went to bed nice and early last night, and woke up with big smiles, and talking about going to school today. We picked out a cute outfit, and quick snapped a photo and were on our way….

Well… Kirra’s “real” school for when she starts Kindergarten is on the way to daycare/pre-school….so when we passed it Kirra was a little sad because she obviously thought she was going to regular school… Once I explained to her that Miss Tally would be her teacher she started to like it more.

Today they worked on their pre-school profile, which is basically an assessment that Tally does in the beginning and end of the school year to see where they’re at, and then see how far they’ve come. They practiced shapes today and the color red.

Kirra also got her workbook which they will start to work more in next week. Pre-School is Tues/Wed/Thurs… until the end of May. Even if Jason gets laid off again this winter we’ll still send her in for her pre-school time.

Kirra got homework tonight. She is supposed to practice her shapes! How fun is this!!!!

Kirra told me all about it, and it was definitely the highlight of her day! Kirra went to bed early again, in eager anticipation of another fun-filled day at pre-school.

Again… here is a snapshot of Kirra on our way to pre-school!

Well in just one week [you] Kirra will begin pre-school. I can’t really believe it. When I really think back to all the moments we’ve shared I can imagine how its been nearly 3 years since you’ve been born into this world, but at the same time, I just see my little Kirra.

I was feeling nostalgic tonight, and decided to sneak over to the computer – careful not to wake anyone and look thru some of your newborn baby photos. You know what I see? I still see you… sleeping in the room next to ours… Although you’re so much bigger now I can literally see your face on these newborn pictures.

I’ve made up so many nick-names for you since you’ve existed. While I was pregnant with you I called you Pom…. short for Pomegranate. My co-workers and I decided to “name” you the most ridiculous fruit name since Gweneth Paltrow named her baby Apple. Sometimes you were even called Pommy, and my co-workers would say look there goes Pommy & Mommy….

Once you joined us I started calling you peanut… which got shortned to Peeny, which got shortened to Pina. Which as I’m typing this looks like Pineapple… so I guess I still called you a fruit after all. When I saw these newborn photos my heart went out to you just as they did back then… you with your broken femur… Pina… honey….

The last photo above really makes you look like a little Pommy. Actually I have this photo on my desk at work, and it says Pommy & Mommy on it. Can you believe you were fast asleep?

Then I look forward to today… Normally now I just call you toots, or beeber, or beebs… and my favorite now Honey Dew… or lately its gotten lengthened to Honey Dew Mellon when I’m trying to be really affectionate. I say, “oh Honey-Dew-Mellon- come here, and I give you a big mama hug. WOW, I really am staying on the fruit deal aren’t I?

You’re such a big girl now. Just yesterday after you had FINALLY fallen asleep I went to your bed, and was holding your legs… and thinking back to how one was broken.. and how STRONG your legs are now!

Now you’re riding your new bike that daddy bought for you this past weekend, even though you tell us that you CAN’T push the pedals… I say…”Try Kirra”… and you say “I CAN’T MOMMY” and I say, “You’re not trying… just try…” I know that some day really soon you will get it… and then you’ll be off…

But as a glimmer of hope… when you think you’re all alone, and you get scared… you’ll turn around… because you will still need us…. and we’ll always be there for you… for ever, for always, and no matter what!