Sadie's First Day of School

Yes, Sadie did go to school this summer, but this is different. This is school without Eli, which means that Sadie is a big girl and can now go to school by herself. She's been ready for this forever now, it seems. Sadie is my independent child. She must do everything by herself. She likes to choose her own clothes (even if they don't match), put on her own shoes (even if they're on the wrong feet), button her coat (even if the buttons are crooked), comb her own hair (even if the back of her head gets missed), buckle her carseat (even if it seems to take forever), and a thousand other things that often make getting out of the door on time a little bit challenging. But, alas, it's all signs that I indeed have another pre-schooler. Oh how I love her independent spirit.