Going to School

Today is Leah's first day of preschool. She put on her backpack and trotted off to school this morning with her Daddy in tow. Her backpack is really a fancy holder for her "mish", which she cannot be without. Here is a photo her daddy took of her before they left this morning:


Daddy had to wake Leah to take her, and here is a more out-of-it looking photo he took:


Here is Leah playing with her first schoolmate:

More to report later!

Supermodel

Just a cute pose:

The Farm

Last weekend, before the fires, we took Leah to Underwood Farms. She had so much fun:

Riding a pony

Watching the pig races with her friend Ethan.

Being a cheeseball in a wooden train.

And this one was just before we took an afternoon walk:

My "office"

I was so excited when I got my new job that I had my own office! I felt so grown up, so professional. Slowly I'm including more and more personal touches to make it feel homey. Here is a picture:I can lean back in my chair while sitting at my computer and touch the wall behind me. But it's mine! Whatdoya think?

**Note the business card taped to my monitor so I remember my own phone number!

Painting!

Surprisingly, tonight was Leah's first painting experience. She sat in her high chair for about 45 min (yes, you read that right), and painted. First it was her coloring book, then it was her fingers, then hands, then arms. She loved it!

Some shameless exploitation

In the past several months, Leah has been showing how she uses her imagination. Here she is sharing ice cream with her toy:



And here she is "cooking":


Here are some pics of Leah and her new friend Hailey:

And this is how Leah eats raspberries:


Thanks for looking!