Ok, so it doesn't seem like that long ago she was like this.

And honestly I can easily picture her younger than this, but that is as far back as my pictures go digitally.  :)  Oh, my sweet baby girl.  You are growing up.  And while you are ready, I am learning that I may not be quite as ready as I had thought.

You had your first day of kindergarten and you handled it like a champ.  Me, well, I suddenly wasn't sure I was ready for you to go.  But off you went in your very carefully selected backpack and lunch box.  Sigh.  See instead of my sweet baby this is you on your first day.

Super cute in pink (naturally) and your requested hairbow.  Humoring Mommy with pictures as I warned you the night before I would be taking plenty.  :)  And I promised I would not make you late, so you wouldn't worry.  So you willing obliged me.  And I so appreciated it.

You insisted on a princess backpack and lunch box, but not just any princess one

but one with Tiana too.  And from what I can tell you sweetheart have the only lunch box with all of the Disney princesses (or at least the largest number of them).

And I love how your backpack that you insisted on filling with your supply list (I took some of your supply list in to your cubby ahead of time and tried to take more, but you insisted that you take the rest in your backpack)

even though you admitted that by the time I was done taking pictures it was starting to get heavy.

So when I stopped to adjust my camera you took it off to rest.  :)  And so I caught you completely off gaurd here, which is what I loved about it.

Just do your Mommy a favor and try not to grow up any quicker, ok.  :)

And just remember that no matter how old you get (and one day you will learn that 6 and 7 aren't old, lol) you will always be my baby girl.