Toodles Noodles

I absolutely love all of the kiddos that come into my home for day care, whether they are sweet little angels or a little rascals.....but then there are always a few that you really start to feel like they are your own. Ali was one of those....she and her little brother Ryan have been with me a little over a year now and she has been just the best little helper and such a sweetheart! I always said that if I ever collapsed from a random stroke during day care, Ali wouldn't even skip a beat and take care of the kids for the rest of the day until parents came in the evening! But every good thing has to come to an end at some time and our end was the looming of Kindergarten. She and I were both excited about it but it still was horrible on her last day last week. When her Daddy came to pick her up on Friday, of course I was bawling, but I said "Good bye Ali!" and she turns around and goes, "This isn't good bye Ms. Carrie, it's just Toodles Noodles!" (that's what I say to the kids every afternoon when they go home). I just thought that was such a cute thing to say! I will miss her terribly*

The kids celebrating Ryan's 1st birthday here at Day Care.