The Campos Family "Da Haps": Bella's Big Week

So, this past week was all about Our Bellz. She got a cold at the beginning of the week and had her first bloody nose on Monday (she ran into another girl at school.) Mrs. Ilima said she freaked out over the blood (ahhh...she IS my girl, right? At least she didn't faint like her mommy!) So I kept her home on Tuesday and took her and Zak to the zoo. She was so excited because we got to see the elephant show (yeah, who knew that there was one) and she kept telling everyone, "did you know that an elephant can hop on 3 legs? And they wave good bye like this?" {she is covering her head with her arm and waving it wildly...}

A Fond Farewell to Mrs. Ilima...

Anyway, Bella's last day at Kuapa Preschool was yesterday (Friday.) It was SO sad! I spent the whole week worrying about both Bella AND Mrs. Ilima because they are so close. Bella always tells us how much she LOVES Mrs. Ilima and it's so cute because Bella calls her dolls "Boo" and we all know that it's the nickname that Mrs. Ilima uses for her. Anyway, when I went to pick up Bella on her last day, ahhhh...Mrs. Ilima started to cry and shucks, well, you know how I am...I totally started to cry, too! Poor Bellz...she was looking up at us like we were crazy! Later in the car, she said, "Mommy, where does Mrs. Ilima live? I want to go visit her because I miss her." Ahhh that made my heart melt. Later, she told both my mom and I, "Teachers are not supposed to cry. How come Mrs. Ilima was crying?" So I told her that she misses her and Bella responded quietly, "I miss her, too." I have so much anxiety about her starting at Maryknoll next week (Pre-Kindergarten)...I think that's why I've literally had a headache every day this week! Anyway, although I was sad about Bella's last day with her favorite teacher, we had a great week. I tried to take Maddie/Zak to all her favorite haunts before school starts so we had a lot of fun. A couple days we even took Chaney (and Ashlee) so it was a real treat for Madison.

I'll let you know how their first day of school is next week! I can hardly belive Maddie will be in 1st grade! Bella is still our baby--she'll be entering Pre-K as one of the younger kids since she is still 3 and doesn't turn 4 until October. Say a prayer for her, please! She is my clingy one and hates change! Okay, I'll stop being a worry wart...

Here's a few other pictures of Bella's Teachers: