Lilly is doing fantastic in pre-school and loves it! I really like it too, I have 2 hours a couple of days a week to work on 'things'. So far I've canned salsa and pickles, exercised, lost 5lbs and took a nap :) It's been nice, at first I was really sad and quite anxious that my baby was growing up. Now that we finished up our 2nd week my emotions have settled down and I am enjoying it. Lilly is loving pre-school. She is getting the extra stimulation that I couldn't give her and seems much more content. Lilly's teacher has really put me at ease too. She is so nice and the kids just love her.

Last week when I picked Lilly up from pre-school her teacher came up to me and asked me if Lilly was reading yet. She said that they went over all the sounds of the letters of the alphabet and Lilly knows ALL of them! I wasn't suprised, because Lilly loves the alphabet and lately we've been encouraging her to sound out words. She sent Lilly home with a book, and Lilly READ IT ALL BY HERSELF! Also, in pre-school they learned about astronomy and Lilly was the only student who knew what the big dipper was :) Lilly's teacher said that the kids never know that and was impressed with her again. Yup, she's a smarty pants! That is one reason why I really wanted Lilly to be in pre-school. Even though she is only 3, she really loves to learn and it is already showing. If you are ever interested in Lilly's pre-school her teacher keeps a blog http://thestudiopreschool.blogspot.com/ It's so fun to be able to have a little glimpse of what they do while at school. I am really excited for Lilly to learn more and hope that I can give her the tools she needs to keep using her wonderful mind.

We updated our adoption pass along cards! I think they look awesome and am so excited to send them out to everyone. I recently heard this story http://queandbrittanysblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/one-where-you-learn-how-it-happened.html and it really made me want to have new cards available for our family and friends to give. These cards work, and we need your help passing them along to people you know who are thinking about adoption or who might know someone who is.

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I wish I could freeze time and make Lilly stay little forever... but then again I feel like the universe would really be missing out on the great woman that she will become. Yesterday was a bitter-sweet day for me, I know that it's only pre-school, but it's a big stepping stone to what comes next. Kindergarten, junior high, beauty queen, high school, college, marriage, president...
I am so proud of my little girl. She is growing into a beautiful, charming, smart, creative person. I am excited for what comes next in her life and am so grateful that I get to be a part of it.

I've been wanting to check out the local orchard by our house to try it out for photos. Lilly and I went for a *jog* (mostly walk, because for some reason I hold my breath when I try to run).

I am thinking that the orchard will be beautiful this fall. I am planning on taking our Christmas card picture there.