photo shoot.

Cass was in a cute mood the other day and was looking particularly beautiful. Ok, I know I'm her mom so of course I think that, but I couldn't help but grab the camera. Here's my gorgeous girl.

Family Day.

We attended family day at Allstate in mid-September and it was a blast. We enjoyed lunch, ice cream, rides, animals, and clowns. Here are a few pics.

Lincoln driving the fire engine.

Doing some driving. 

Thumbs up on the motorcycle ride. 

Cute girl on a carousel giraffe. 

Cute boy on the carousel. 

preschool.

Cassie has been out of the daycare scene since we moved to Grayslake one and one-half years ago and I've enjoyed nearly every moment that I've had with her but she's 3 and it's time for preschool.  Woohoo!  

Her first day was a parent-and-kid day where we got to see the classroom, meet the teachers, read a lovey-dovey book together (The Kissing Hand - very cute if you're a parent and haven't read it yet), and make a parent/child hand print placement that the kids will use throughout the year during snack time. It was a fun time, but Cass was pretty much glued to me.  

She's a shy kid and I knew her new environment would require some transition time. I was conveniently out of town on her second and third days of school so I didn't have to witness her tears first hand. I left that to dad and grandma while I was in MI helping my brother celebrate his 40th birthday. 

We're now three weeks in and she really seems to enjoy preschool, though there are still a few nerves at drop-off time which I can see subsiding with each passing day. She comes home singing new songs and volunteers much more information about her days than her brother does. I hope this trend continues as I love hearing what she's up to on her own time. 

Ready for school, mom!

Proud brother with his sister. 

So proud of her pink owl backpack.

 Congrats, Cassie, on being a big preschooler!