First Day of 5th Grade...

Today was greeted with excitement, nervousness, anticipation and a little bit of sadness (on my part). The first day of 5th grade. It seems just like yesterday that Sarah started Kindergarten, which I think is a famous phrase by all mothers. My baby girl is growing up, which is what brings part of the sadness. Yet at the same time we are so proud of the young lady she has become. She has a kind, generous and caring heart, which shines through in her smile. She is like her Daddy in that she is a social butterfly and couldn't wait to be with her friends again today.
The other part of my sadness comes with the fact that yesterday was considered our last day of summer, which I have to say turned out to be an AMAZING summer for our family. We had so much fun on all our adventures. Brayden and I love having Sarah home with us during the summer, so we will miss her being with us during the day. I keep teasing her I am going to homeschool her, so she can be home with us. She won't hear of it.
Every year we take a first day of school picture in front of our front door, however, today it was raining so she is still in front of the front door just inside. You can see how beautiful she keeps getting from her Kindergarten picture to today. 
So another school year begins and I am sure over the next week as we all get back in a routine I will get over the blues of my baby girl going back to school.