Franklin Cider Mill

Today was Day 2 of Midvale for Marianna...I didn't know how it was going to go because in the morning all I heard was "mama...I want to stay home with you...I don't want to go to school.."
Uh-oh....
Well, drop off didn't go well for her...or me for that matter today. She cried (I later came to learn it was again only for a few minutes...) and I cried off and on the entire day. However, I don't know how the day goes until I pick her up. So consequently, I had a rough day imagining Marianna crying the entire day because she was "missing her mommy".
The good news is, the teachers said after reuniting with her with George the Monkey (stuffed animal), she was easily consoled and didn't want to leave when I came to pick her up. She was very anxious to show me the friends she was playing with (Paloma, Madeline and Soren) and was bouncing off the walls. She took another good nap there which thrills me because I never thought that would happen so soon.
So, again, she claims she can't wait to go back to school...so we will keep it going and (fingers crossed) it will continue to get easier every time at drop off!

As a special treat after school, we payed a visit to Franklin Cider Mill to feed the ducks and fill up on their fresh donuts, cider and apples. Marianna loved, loved, loved feeding the ducks and could have cared less about anything else.

Here we are on the way with our duck food (ducks like bagels....as does Marianna...)


She thought all the ducks at her feet was hysterical...

There was as much food to the ducks as there was to Marianna...

More pictures from the visit...there were so many pretty places to take pictures here!

She also loved throwing food off the bridge and watching the ducks down below in the water.

Practicing the fake smile...

Oh no...running out of bread!

When we got home, the other special treat was a new Wiggles video we picked up at the library...Marianna has just discovered the Wiggles and dances the entire time!