First Day of Preschool

My baby girl, Sophie, began preschool today. Of course, she was absolutely ready and she walked into the place liked she ruled the school. I could barely get her to hug her poor mama before she just waltzed into her classroom for the very first time. I'm so proud of her for being confident and happy and excited for new adventures - she has an amazing spirit about her. What a big day in her little life - she was awesome!

I, on the other hand, had my mushball moment out in the car after dropping her off. Having never left her anywhere (other than with family), my heart hurt to watch her and her little backpack just walk away from me. After composing myself, I did enjoy my one-on-one time with Morgan (which I haven't had a lot of) and after some retail therapy at the mall, it was already time to get my Sophie back!

She enjoyed telling me all about what they did today, especially details about the snack! Oh, and she's already asking when she can go back because "preschool is so fun." Sigh. My baby girl is growing up way too quickly.

What Morgan Did On Her Summer Vacation.

Very first Fourth of July...


Mama's girl...

Celebrating lots of family/friend's summer birthdays...





The original favorite spot...she clears off all of the books and sits there with pride...
Of all of the dress-up fun we have...Morgan LOVES this red scarf!
Rocking out the ponytail...our first attempt...

Chillaxin' in the rocking chair...her new favorite spot!

Blowing kisses...


We are so incredibly blessed!

She's published!

If you've been a loyal blog follower, you may recall that prior to us traveling to bring Morgan home, we received word from our adoption agency that Morgan was going to be featured in our Korean agency's magazine. Because we were unable to celebrate Morgan's first birthday with her, Eastern threw her an official Tol party and took lovely pictures that we received when we traveled. In addition to that, they also published a few of those photos with a little story in their magazine...which we just got our hands on! This is the Korean version, so we have absolutely no idea what it says...we can only assume that it's some copy about her birthday celebration. We should receive the English version as well, as soon as they are done translating the magazine. What a great keepsake this will be for our sweet baby girl!

(BTW...you can click on the pictures themselves to see the larger view.)

The cover of the Eastern Family Magazine...

Look for our little supermodel in the bottom left-hand corner!

Our sweet Morgan...

Oh yes...today marks 4 months since we brought Morgan home! Hard to believe it's only been 4 months because it feels as if she's always been with us while on the other hand, it's amazing (and a bit terrifying) that time is passing so quickly!