After 32 days away, AC went back to school today. She was so excited to go. In fact, when I got her out of bed this morning, the first thing she said was, "I go to Wyndi's house today, Mommy!!!!" She ate breakfast and got dressed swiftly and we were headed for the door. Until she decided that she needed to take all of her things to show Wyndi (she now calls her Wendy and not Winnie). Yes, ALL of her things...place mats, birthday candles, socks, magnets, pencils, and more. I managed to convince her to only take the candles and we made it to school on time.
She was so happy to see everyone. She gave big hugs to everyone she saw, even a few cars in the parking lot. She went straight to playing as soon as we walked in. Not one tear was shed when I left and Ms. Lyndi said she had an excellent day. It was so good that she didn't want to leave.
She took a good nap and ate lots of healthy snacks this afternoon. We spent most of the rest of the day on the patio.
It was a very good day.
Pretending to take a nap outside.
This child sings ALL the time. Constantly. Even her teacher says so. She used to just make up songs and melodies. Now she is beginning to sing recognizable tunes. A few from today's repertoire: Jesus Loves Me, Baby Love, You Are My Sunshine, Down in My Heart, Thank You God, Turkey in the Straw, Wonder Pet's theme song, and a few of her favorites from The Backyardigans. I'm pretty sure I could sing, "I'm Queen Tasha and I rule the whole backyard! Nananana!!" in my sleep (which I think she has adopted as her theme song)!
She was completely hypnotised by this video. "Baby Love" happens to be her most favorite song. She asked me to sing it to her on the way to school yesterday. Once I finished, she would clap and say, "Again!" I must have sung that song 10 times. Then she started singing it to me. Priceless. At random times, she will pretend that her name is "Baby Love." I'll say, "Anna Claire, come here." She'll say, "No, Mommy. I not Anna Claire. I Baby Love." Indeed, she is. 
