Back to School

This week Lily starts back to her regular schedule for preschool.  

She reminds me daily that she is "almost 4" and that she will soon be as tall as me :))  

One of my prayers for her during our adoption journey was that God would give her a bright mind that was eager to learn.  

She thrives on learning new things, loves to do her speech homework and she is persistent to keep trying even when it is hard.  We are humbled daily by God's provision and the way He has answered our prayers.  

 Lily has a fun sense of humor...most days there is a big smile on her face and a joy for life that is contagious.  

Other days she can be more serious and quiet but that is definitely an exception to the rule.  

Her favorite question lately is "what do we do next?" or "what do I do after nap?"  She is a girl on the go who loves structure.  With all the new things we have added to her week (violin, ballet, soccer and speech) I'm thinking a picture calendar with all her activities might be a good thing to make together to help her (and me) keep it all straight :)  

One thing we know for sure is that she LOVES ice cream and with eyes like this it's pretty hard to resist a sweet treat every now and then :)) 

We cashed in a free cup of yogurt at Sweet CeCe's after taking these pictures.  

We were supposed to share it but as you can see with her gigantic bites, I mainly got the leftovers.  

Even with chocolate lips... her smile always brightens up my day!