I started by thinking about what I wanted our theme to be for the year. A few saying and scriptures came to mind and I ultimately decided on "Have courage, and be kind" It is from the new Cinderella movie. I thought it fitting for our family this year.
Once I had the theme for the year I started on decorations, I'm not one for super fancy decorations so we decked our house out in streamers and called it good!
We started the night out with dinner, I had asked Avery what her perfect dinner would be and she said marshmallows, graham crackers, and rice! We had chicken, rice, and marshmallows for her!
After dinner I talked about school starting and how Louis and I had come up with a theme for the next year. I read the theme and then had the girls each read a scripture, one on courage, and one on kindness.
Once that was done Louis gave Avery her first back to school father's blessing and it was wonderful. When I was growing up we always had a father' blessing before school as well as get a few new school clothes so after the blessing Avery got to open up a new outfit. We also gave her a new I am a child of God necklace because her old one had broken and got lost.
It was a good night together, I am excited and nervous for Avery to be leaving the house for school. She's going to have a blast and I'm sure she'll do great!
