Katie and Holly's Lemonade/Greeting Card stand has become an annual event. They spend a lot of time and effort in making all sorts of cards: birthday, new baby, get well soon, and congratulations. This year, my favorite was Holly's "Con-grape-ulations" card, complete with a hand-drawn picture of a bunch of purple grapes. Katie made a beautiful princess birthday card, which a neighbor purchased for her daughter. When the lemonade ran dry and only a few cards remained, the money was counted. Once again, they made WAY more money than my lemonade stands ever did. Then again, I didn't decorate my lemonade stands or think to give Hallmark some competition. Maybe next year, I'll charge them for the lemonade...
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Michael is officially a preschooler! This has been a strange transition for me. Michael has been a joy and a...challenge. I think part of me thought I would never get past the "challenge" part, that he would never grow up, never leave my side, and forever be my crazy little toddler. We are by no means past the crazy toddler stage, but he is growing up. I tried to prepare his teacher for his "energy and enthusiasm"; she assured me he would be fine and you know what? He was. He was more than fine. After his first day, his teacher told me he "participated well". He loves preschool. He loves to tell me what he did that day and even loves doing his homework. He is working on being a good listener so every day can be a "5 gummy bear day". When I picked him up the other day, he was putting on his seatbelt and said, "Mom, preschool is so fun." Now, only 3 weeks in, he is asking me to drop him off. "I can walk in by myself, Mom." I know you can, buddy. The problem is, Mommy can't. 
We gave it two attempts and laughed hysterically at the results. Katie and Michael were both in school Friday morning, so we took that opportunity to reward Addy for ditching diapers and donning Princess underwear. We arrived at the Build-a-Bear Workshop and kept her attention for a record-setting 7 minutes :) 
