Thursday, September 2, 2010

Hot Diggity Dog!! :D

The Bella is back in school!! Here she is modeling her brand new dress!
Pretty as a picture!
Just look at that happy smile!
Ta da!!

It was a little cool so we wore jackets, but we were hot by the time we got to school. From our doorstep to the school door, it's more than 1/4 mile so it was a nice little walk. Bella talked non-stop the whole way, and insisted upon carrying her own backpack and lunch box herself. She's officially a Big Girl now - just ask her!!! LOL! Her teacher is the only one of the 6 1st grades to have an Immersion Class - where half the class day is in English and the other is in Italian. The waiting list is long but we were lucky enough to get Bella in and I'm sure it's because of her stellar grades in Kindergarten. Go Bella! That kid is as sharp as a tack and never forgets a thing, so I'm sure she'll be speaking Italian in no time!! Isn't that so awesome?!?!?
Waiting for the other kids to show up. Bella is SO PROUD of her new lunch box and so happy not to be eating school lunches anymore. It's Disney Princess.....no surprise there, huh??
She did get nervous when I told her we were leaving. I've NEVER seen her be shy or anxious in her entire life!!! She wanted lots of hugs and kisses. But the teacher's assistant rescued us when I was starting to worry about unclenching Bella from my arm. She made the mistake of asking her about her lunch box and the next thing you know Bella is telling her all about it and then started to itemize every toy she owns.....poor teacher!
Blowing me one last kiss!

It's kinda weird to be alone in the house. Weird as in totally fabulous, lol!!!! And I'm sure Bella will have lots and lots and lots and lots to share when I pick her up this afternoon! And I can't wait to hear all about it!

22 comments:

STILLMAGNOLIA said...

I love her dress. Bella looked like an angel. I hope her day was a good one. Did you find something to fill your day with...and wow! Immersion class...how cool is that.

AliceKay said...

Very pretty little dress, and Bella looked adorable wearing it. I'm sure she's having a fantastic day at school. Can hardly wait to hear about it myself.

Enjoy your alone time. :)

Regina said...

Such a cutie pie you have Jeannie. Her dress was adorable!! That's fantastic that you were able to get her in the Immersion classes and I'm sure she will be speaking fluently very soon.

Alone time...LOL...I feel lost at first and then it's like.."I can design and sculpt all day..YEAH"
Enjoy your YOU time!!!

Hugs,
Regi

Intense Guy said...

What a beautiful lil' girl in such a purty dress!!

I hope she enjoyed school today! She probably speaks some Italian already!

Can you say, "Principesse Disney"?

Welcome to the Garden of Egan said...

She looks as cute as can possibly be!!!!
How exciting!
Uh, the soldier looks awesome holding the princess lunchbox!!!

Glad you got your car and are able to get stocked up!

just call me jo said...

Her name fits so perfectly with your new country. Love the dress. She'll love this new experience. The grandtwins went to kindergarten last Monday. Sniff! Grandma Jo thinks they're growing up too soon. Now you can make those cute cards...

Deanna said...

She looks and sounds aweseme. It is great that you got her into the immersion class. You said you are going to start studying Italian now that she is back in school. Are you using the Rosetta Stone program? We ordered the sample CD's and they were awesome but the cost was way more than we could justify when we didn't really need to learn a new language.

Congrats on getting your car FINALLY!

Kristina P. said...

She looks adorable! I love her dress.

Anonymous said...

Bella is a doll! Such a pretty girl. I hope she has a great school year!

foxy said...

What a pretty big girl! Good luck, Bella!

Liz Mays said...

I'll bet she picks it up very quickly and may even have the perfect accent. She's young enough! So pretty too!

Anonymous said...

OMG I love Bellas dress, she is just so beautiful and such a cutie pie for the video this post made me feel good for a bit thanks so much I hope Bella had a wonderful day today for her first day!

Christina - Rant Rave Roll said...

So cool about learning Italian. Smart + beautiful = fabulous

Unknown said...

lol pretty soon bella will be your translator on the economy! love it !

Tammy said...

She is so darn cute! I think all kids are scared when mom and dad leave that first time in Kindergarten...but you wait, tomorrow will be so different.

Enjoy your own time mom! I am counting down the days...5 days and they are back in school! ;)

Alexandria said...

I'm so proud of my little sister! She is so adorable and will definitely do great in school! I love you and hope that you can enjoy having the house to yourself! :)

LindyLouMac said...

I think Bella will be teaching you Italian before you know it Jeannie.

April said...

Miss Bella looks adorable in her pretty little red dress! She's going to have such fun...and it gives you some time to get a few things done, as well! Hope you have a great weekend!

* Shell B.* said...

Long time no see/hear....LOL Well Life just gets in the way sometimes!! Good to see everyone is happy & healthy, would love to visit Italy and see you all.
Hugs Shell in Alaska
SBS#28

Faye said...

Bella is so adorable and looks so sweet in her dress. I hope she has the greatest of experiences this year. Learning Italian via immersion is awesome.

Annie said...

awww, Bella is cute as a button!!!! :)

joe tacoma said...

I think that was the most precious video of Bella yet! I can't belive how cute she is, and such a beautiful dress.