Birthday and Anniversary!

I am not trying to advertise my birthday, but on Saturday, there will be two occasions to reflect on. The first will be my 32nd Birthday. For some reason, I am not particularly excited about this event, but it is inevitable! Laurel wanted to make sure that I invited her to my party (like I would have left her out!) She also gave me some ideas for a "theme" such as Barbie and Princess. I was also told that Chuck-E-Cheese would be a good location! Instead of Chuck-E-Cheese we are going to Chicago for a seminar that Kyle has for work. He will be working all day so I have decided that I am going to take my parent's approach for their birthdays as adults (they would take my brothers and I shopping, and instead of us buying gifts for them for their birthday, we would get to pick out something for ourselves!) We loved it as kids! So I am going to do just that for Landon and Laurel. I will have to tell them to thank Nonna and Pop for the idea!

Saturday also marks another occasion that should be mentioned....March 15th, 2006 (my 30th Birthday!), we packed up our home in MS and headed for Iowa! We have been Midwesterners now for 2 full years. Sometimes it seems like an eternity ago, and other times it feels like our time here has flown! It seems very strange to me that my children have started their school days somewhere other than MS and that they are accustomed to seeing snow on the ground pretty much all winter! Anyway, Iowa is now part of our history as a family, and the new experiences and people we have met have made it much easier to cope with the change!

Kindergarten Roundup!

Okay, so yes, Laurel will be in kindergarten next year! She had been so excited about going to roundup all week! For those of you who are not from Iowa, and have no clue what Kindergarten Roundup is, I will explain. Every year in March, each school holds a "round-up" for children who will be entering Kindergarten the next year. They get to go to a kindergarten classroom at the school and meet the teachers. They also get to take a ride on the school bus! (That was Laurel's favorite part!) Then they come back and have a snack. While the kids are enjoying the fun activities, the parents get to hear that their little baby is part of the "Class of 2021!" Yes, I said 2021! My heart sunk! I have never felt so old in my life! I want so bad for them to be 3yrs old and 2yrs old again!

Although I was hyperventilating, she had such a good time, and is very excited that she will be at school with Landon. There were also a couple of other children there that she already knew, our neighbor being one of them. She is ready to go! I am just not so sure I am ready for her to go.