I knew this day would come.  The day that my "baby girl" is officially not a baby anymore.  I can already sense the change in her demeanor.  She is so ready to take it all on.  She has been colouring and writing letters with her left hand like a pro.  Marissa has such a love of learning and is happy to be joining Mark at school where she perceives great things are happening.  So she was packed up with her Hello Kitty gear and brought along for her first day of kindergarten.  Here are her special moments to enjoy.

 You have to admit...they do not get much prettier than that!  Pretty in pink!
 Marissa wanted to wear her new sweater but the day was actually too warm for it.  We did take it along just to make her happy.
 This is her "preppy" look.  My heart melts every time I look at her.  I am so blessed to be her Momma.  I pray that some day she will say she was blessed to have me as her Momma!
 She can hardly contain herself...look at that smile!  She is so happy to be headed to the school and not Daycare.
 Her gift for starting school was the Hello Kitty backpack and lunch pail.  She is a fan of that cat!
 Oh Mom...how many more pictures!  Her patience was wearing thin by this point.  Come on lets go!
 She is telling me the backpack is getting heavy and its time to go.  I agree lets head outside...for more pictures!
 Of course I had to add Mark to the photo...what would we do without our son...
 Yep...its too hot for that sweater!  Off it came but the backpack had to go back on again.  She insisted on carrying the darn thing everywhere.  I had to insist it come off in the car seat.
Oh Marissa...the places you will go!  Do you see the road ahead?  What is in your future?  What will you learn at school?  Where will your learning take you?  The sky is not the limit!  To quote your brother..."to infinity and beyond"!