The Parrillo Family

Eloise - Grade Three at St. Mary's of Gostyn. Sadie - Grade One at St. Mary's of Gostyn. Both of them beautiful, smart, curious young ladies. I don't think that I've posted all of their school photos, but here's a few: Eloise in Kindergarten .  Eloise in Pre-K . Sadie in Pre-K . 

This is Eloise's school photo from Kindergarten that she just brought home.   You can see the photos of her as she went off to school that day here . What a smile!  Pretty amazing to see how much she's grown up lately. Here's a look at her school photos from a year ago when she was in Pre-K .

Eloise was soooo excited for Kindergarten school picture day!  She is growing up so fast and is such a joy to be around (most of the time!). On our way to school, she agreed to pose for some 'glamour shots'.  

This week, Eloise went off to her first day of Kindergarten.  Full.Day.Kindergarten.  For big girls! Crazy stuff, right? This little, sweet, amazing girl just bravely marched off and settled into her classroom with her brand-new teacher Mrs. Gonzalez. Check out Ellie's first day of school through the years:   Last year as 4-year-old heading to Pre-K , in 2013 as a three-year-old going to preschool at Immanuel Lutheran , and her first ever day of two-year-old pre-school in 2012 . You'll note that in that top photo above, the front door Ellie is posing in front of has changed.  We're *so* grateful to be able to stay here and stay in the neighborhood and the girls are rolling with it. I don't want to blink and miss any of this year with our big girl. Here she is: Ellie is decked out in her brand new hot pink sneakers and her first day clothes. Frankie joined the fun this year and sent his big sister on her way! Nat knew that Eloise wa...

Feels like yesterday when we took this photo of Eloise going to her first day of Pre-Kindergarten back in August of 2014 . It isn't just the haircut that has changed with this girl!  She's grown up so much and learned so much during her year with Mrs. Estes. Last week, Eloise stepped out of Pre-K for the final time.  This fall, she'll be going to the real thing:  kindergarten. Nat and I are constantly amazed at the things she knows and talks about and are so proud of her each and every day. Ellie tells me that she's super excited for summer and can't wait to: "go to the pool, eat popsicles, and ride her bike". Sounds like a great summer, indeed.

Summer has arrived for both girls.  SD - pictured above with her two teachers - finished "Two-year-old" Preschool.  She went once a week for a few hours.  They painted, colored, learned and mostly figured out how to deal with other kids and listen to teachers it seems.   The class had a little final day performance for parents and handed out a compilation of all the work that the kids had done throughout the year.   She's on to 'big girl school' next year (AKA the same place Ellie goes!), so everybody is looking forward to the new adventure.  

Here's SD's pre-school photo from her class at "Buttons and Bows" in Elmhurst.  *That* face!  That sweet, sweet Sadie sure came through in these pictures.

Eloise has had a really wonderful teacher this year in Pre-Kindergarten and she's met a lot of new friends at the Immanuel Lutheran School in our neighborhood.  In the middle of this class photo is Ellie's 2014/2015 school photo along with her entire class.  (Click the photo to see the full-size version)