Faster than the speed of time

Yesterday was a wonderful day. My little girl, my firstborn, my baby princess finished her first year of preschool. She and the dozen or so other kids got up and sang songs like My God is So Big and Be Careful Little Eyes What You See. She was SO brave, standing up there the entire time, grinning at me - when she wasn't looking around wide eyed at all of the audience, and singing every word to every one of the songs. I couldn't have been more proud.

She has grown up SO much this year, and I am just more in love with her every day. She started school very shy, very attached to me, and very unsure about making friends. She had fine, wispy hair, a baby face, and short toddler legs. Well, you don't have to take my word for it, just look:

That picture was taken just before we left for her first day of preschool. Well, an entire school year has FLOWN by, and she is turning into quite the little girl. (Sorry, can't bring myself to call her a young lady quite yet.) Those toddler legs have stretched out, her hair has filled in, her face has matured, and she is becoming more gorgeous every day. She still loves her mama and prefers staying home to going anywhere, but she is not nearly as shy and has several friends she wants to invite over this summer. One little girl even came up to her yesterday and said "by Brianna, I love you!" And this is a little girl I was worried was picking on her until I got the real scoop from the teacher. Funny how a 3 year-old's stories can sound so different than reality! So here is my love now, just before her last day of her first year of preschool:

Gosh, I just love that little princess!
And don't worry. I have plenty of bragging to do on Caleb, and on my hubby. So stay tuned! :)