Kindergarten, Dandelion Crowns and Real Pictures

So the dreaded "I'm Going To Kindergarten" packet came home with Charlotte from
preschool this week.
Really? Didn't I just send one off to kindergarten? Do I really have to do this again?
I'm not ready. I am so not ready.
Here's the thing, the fairly obvious thing that I have learned;
It's not that I am worried about sending her off to school, anxious about how she will do or
that I have any concerns about our school of choice...it's just simply that I am not ready for it.
In other words, it's all about me.
Don't you love how I don't even pretend it's not?

I sat down tonight with a deep post in mind--one full of emotion, all about parenting and mothering

and our identities as women and mothers and...yeah, I just wasn't feeling it.

So this is all you get now on the whole kindergarten thing. You're welcome.

And did you notice that these are real pictures with my real camera as opposed to my phone?

I have gotten so lazy, using my iphone all of the time instead of my camera.

The other day we had a picnic in the park and luckily I did remember to bring my big camera.

I was so happy that I did too because it was a beautiful, perfect day weather-wise and for some

reason my girl was okay with my camera all in her face.

And my favorite from this series of pictures.

I can't seem to get the right size...either too big or not big enough.

I uploaded this one to photo bucket (which I never do)...any advice for me?

Anyone?

Oh, but you didn't think we were going to make it the whole post without phone pictures, did you?

Here's a little bit of my week in Instagrams...

1. making homemade noodles with my mom & cousins for Easter, 2. relaxing in the grass, 

3. ready for bed

4. antique store find, 5. nursery rhyme week at school, 6. flowers from my sweet boy

1. oh lilacs, i love you. 2. wearing her dandelion chain, 3. at the park, 4. at the book store

5. love these trees!, 6. recess at school, 7. craft time, 8. snuggling in bed with the kids

1. flowers from my girl, 2. horse riding at k-mart, 3. good morning!

4. morning coffee, 5. playing at the park, 6. working on his art project for the school art fair

And my favorite picture captured with my phone this week; the kids in the tipi in our back

yard, made by daddy. Love the tipi and LOVE, LOVE the .50 sheets I thrifted.

Hope you have a fantastic Friday and a great weekend!

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