Anna's first haircut was exactly one week before her 2nd birthday, August 28, 2009.

The endeavor didn't start out so well, she cried incessantly.

But brushing and styling her hair was becoming impossible, so the curls had to go.
Fortunately, the result is adorable!
From the back - cute!
Oh yeah, this angle is pretty adorable, too.

Here is the video of the task. Much crying ensued, but it eventually died down to a few hiccups.

Ella's First Day of Pre-School at St. James School, August 7, 2009.

Streeeeetch! "Morning sleepy head! It's the first day of school!"

Here she is eating a nutritious granola bar for breakfast while wearing her uniform blue dress, socks, and chucks.
It's off to school we go!
"Okay, Nana, I know I'm cute, but cut it out!"
In front of the school with her BoBo sister, Anna.
Her Kai Lan backpack hanging neatly in her cubby and she is already off to play...
Unfortunately, I didn't get to take her or see her off on her first day; Nana earned that privilege. However, seeing as I felt tears welling up in my eyes just from looking at the pictures, it is probably a good thing I didn't take her. I don't even know why I cried. Maybe because my baby is growing up, but I really think it is because I'm just so excited for her. School is awesome, it really is. It was so awesome for me and for Chuck that we decided to stay there forever! Just think about all the cool things she is going to experience this year alone...Sure, later on school can get tough, but it is still awesome because with all that hard work comes learning! But right now, Ella gets to learn by playing, making new friends, and creating glorious messes. What could be better than that?