Flutterby

Today was Alex's first day at preschool.

She was excited, and carefully chose her outfit: twirly dress, flower tights, & well-loved Dorothy shoes.

In a flash, the morning pushed us along and into the car line at school.

And in a moment, she was off.  My butterfly fluttering by.

I cannot lie.  A part of me was excited while the other half welled with tears. But I remember a quote that I saw yesterday that sums up my feelings

"When it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain there would be no rainbow." -Gilbert Chesterton

So I'm ending this day with one last stop to her room to kiss and hold the babe who is growing up so fast.